stable-stand
The position of a person found standing in the forest with a crossbow or longbow bent,…The position of a person found standing in the forest with a crossbow or longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; one of the four presumptions that a person intended to steal the king's deer.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, obsolete, uncountable)The position of a person found standing in the forest with a crossbow or longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; one of the four presumptions that a person intended to steal the king's deer.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable