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staple1
noun
1 a squared-off U-shaped wire fastener for holding sheets of paper together.
2 a U-shaped metal nail that is used to hold wires in place, to fasten a hasp to a post, etc.
verb (stapled , stapling ) to fasten or attach with a staple or staples.
[Anglo-Saxon stapol post or support]
staple2
adjective
1 principal; main staple foods .
2 said of a traded article, industry, etc of a specified individual, company, region, country, etc: being of prime economic importance.
noun
1 an economically important food, product, ingredient, industry, export, etc.
2 a major constituent of a particular community's diet.
3 the fibre of cotton, wool, etc thought of in terms of its quality and length.
verb (stapled , stapling ) to grade (wool, cotton, etc) according to its quality and length.
[15c: from Dutch stapel shop or warehouse]
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