stable-stand

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Synonyms: stable stand

Antonyms: stable stand

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|legal|obsolete}} The position of a person found [[stand]]ing in the [[forest]] with a [[crossbow]] or [[longbow]] bent, ready to shoot at a [[deer]], or close by a tree with [[greyhound]]s in a [[leash]] ready to [[slip]]; one of the four [[presumption]]s that a person intended to steal the king's deer.

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