simple past tense and past participle of staddle

(archaic) A prop or support; a staff, crutch. / The lower part or supporting frame of a stack, a stack-stand. / Any supporting framework or base. / A small tree; sapling.

To form staddles of hay. / (forestry) To mark a sapling to be spared during a cut down of trees.

plural of staddle

present participle of staddle

The marking of saplings to remain when thinning a forest

One of the mushroom-shaped stones used as a support for a barn (or staddle). The shape prevents rats from climbing up to the barn.

plural of staddle stone