Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc..

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Split :: Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
Rectifiable :: Rectifiable (a.) Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake..
Erroneous :: Erroneous (a.) Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc..
Teest :: Teest (n.) A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil..
Derby :: Derby (n.) A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Butter :: Butter (v. t.) To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game..
Unmistakable :: Unmistakable (a.) Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge..
Gamble :: Gamble (v. i.) To play or game for money or other stake.
Gross :: Gross (superl.) Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence..
Amiss :: Amiss (n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake..
Double :: Double (v. i.) To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire..
Impone :: Impone (v. t.) To stake; to wager; to pledge.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes..
Impalement :: Impalement (n.) An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed..
Trip :: Trip (n. i.) Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail..
Undeceive :: Undeceive (v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake..
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