A stake (or perhaps a tree stump) on which the decapitated head of a criminal is placed. Obsolete. rare.

A stout stick or post, usually of wood, with a pointed end for driving into the ground; used e.g. to mark a boundary or site, to support a plant…

Any of various structures tapering to a point; spec. †(a) the upright pole of a tent (obsolete); †(b) a spike on which to fix a candle (cf. pricket…