Staple |
A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic. |
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Staple |
Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head. |
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Staple |
The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States. |
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Staple |
The principal constituent in anything; chief item. |
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Staple |
Unmanufactured material; raw material. |
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