In the proverbial phrase coleworts twice sodden, applied to a statement, argument, etc. that has been presented before; ‘stale news’. Obsolete.

transferred. An outcry. Also, something repeated with wearisome iteration. Obsolete.

Hence, (Distasteful) repetition.

plural quasi-concrete. Stale remarks or arguments.

= crambe, n., repetition. Also attributive. Obsolete.

(cf. sense 2b); †figurative that of which the interest is stale.

slang. A story that has been told before, a ‘venerable’ joke. Hence, in extended use, anything trite, stale, or too often repeated. Also attributive.