staple
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/ adjective C2- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities. · a staple town
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled. · a staple trade
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
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In one of these a staple and chain with a quantity of gnawed bones showed where the animal had been confined.
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