statute of the staple
/ˌstatʃuːt əv ðə ˈsteɪpl/ /ˌstatjuːt əv ðə ˈsteɪpl/noun
The statute 27 Edw. III (1353), which established staples in various English towns, and at Carmarthen, Dublin, Waterford, Cork, and Drogheda, and contained regulations for their form of government and the conduct of their business. Chiefly with the and capital initials. historical.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). In some forms from statute + of + the + staple.
- puttony
- puttoo
- put to rout
- put to the sword
- put to the torch (or put a torch to)
- puttu
- put two and two together
- putty
- putty blower
- putty head
- putty-headed
- putty-hearted
- putty knife
- putty medal
- putty-root
- putty work
- putu
- Putumayo River
- put up
- put-up-able-with
- put up a fight
- putu pap
- putupap
- put up or shut up
- put-uppable-with