staddle /ˈstædəl/noun 5verb 2forms 3 noun5 •The lower part or supporting frame of a stack, a stack-stand. •Any supporting framework or base. •A small tree; sapling. •One of the separate plots into which a cock of hay is shaken out for the purpose of drying. •(no longer used) A prop or support; a staff, crutch. verb2 •To form staddles of hay. •To mark a sapling to be spared during a selective cutting of trees. formsstaddled · staddling · staddles
