Hooked clasp used by masons to hold blocks together
hook, especially on piano-string to prevent rattle.

1. A sharp slanting blow.
2. An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.
3. Any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together.
4. The act of clipping or snipping; SYN. clipping, snip.

ETYM AS. stapul, stapol, stapel, a step, a prop, post, table, from stapan to step, go, raise.
1. A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables.
2. A short length of U-shaped wire used to fasten papers together.
In medieval Europe, a riverside town where merchants had to offer their wares for sale before proceeding to their destination, a practice that constituted a form of toll; such towns were particularly common on the Rhine.
In English usage, it referred to a town appointed as the exclusive market for a particular commodity, especially wool. The wool staple was established by the English crown in Calais 1353. This form of monopoly trading was abandoned 1617.
Necessary foods or commodities. + prikaži više