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| auto-da-fé |
the public execution of such sentences, esp. the burning of heretics at the stake. [1/2 definitions] |
| bet |
stake; wager. [1/7 definitions] |
| horseshoe |
(pl. but used with a sing. verb) a game in which players toss horseshoes at a stake some distance away. [1/4 definitions] |
| picket |
a pointed stake, post, or peg fixed into the ground, usu. used to make a fence or hold something in place. [1/5 definitions] |
| pledge |
to give as security for an obligation or place at risk on a particular outcome; stake. [1/10 definitions] |
| pole bean |
any vinelike variety of bean that can twine upward around a pole, stake, trellis, or the like. (Cf. bush bean.) |
| post1 |
a pole or stake placed in the ground to serve as a marker, or for supporting a fence or other structure. [1/6 definitions] |
| quoit |
(pl., used with a sing. verb) a game in which players try to toss metal or rope rings over or near a distant short metal stake. [1/2 definitions] |
| ringer1 |
a person or thing that surrounds, esp. a horseshoe tossed over a stake in an outdoor game. |
| spile |
a heavy wooden stake or timber driven upright into the ground, used esp. in foundations. [1/4 definitions] |
| stake1 |
to give support to by tying to, or leaning against, a stake. [2/6 definitions] |
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