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stale

IPA(Pronunciation)
/steɪl/
Noun
obsolete
(falconry, hunting, obsolete) A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap. / (obsolete) Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
Japanese Meaning
（鷹狩り・狩猟での旧用法）おとりとして使用される生きた鳥。つまり、猛禽類や同種の鳥を罠に誘い込むための餌鳥として使われた。 / （時代遅れの用法）生きたおとり、特に人間が生きた餌として利用された例を指す。
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鷹匠は渡りの鷹を網におびき寄せるために生きた囮の鳥を使った。

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Sense（1）
(falconry, hunting, obsolete) A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
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Sense（2）
(obsolete) Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
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Sense（3）
(crime, obsolete) An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
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Sense（4）
(obsolete) a partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
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Sense（5）
(obsolete) A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
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Sense（6）
(crime, obsolete) A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
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Sense（7）
(hunting, obsolete) Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.
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stales
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