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staddling

staddling is the present participle and gerund of staddle.

Meaning of staddle

Verb

staddle (third-person singular simple present staddles, present participle staddling, simple past and past participle staddled)

  1. To form staddles of hay.
  2. To mark a sapling to be spared during a selective cutting of trees.

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Noun

staddling (uncountable)

  1. The marking of saplings to remain when thinning a forest

Questions about staddling

What does staddling mean?
Staddling means the marking of saplings to remain when thinning a forest.
What is staddling the present participle and gerund of?
Staddling is the present participle and gerund of staddle.
What part of speech is staddling?
Staddling is a noun.

Words near staddling in the dictionary

  1. staddle stones
  2. staddled
  3. staddles
  4. staddlestone
  5. Staddlethorpe
  6. staddling
  7. Staddon
  8. Staddons
  9. stade
  10. Stadel
  11. Stadelman

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