(OS grid ref TR2756) A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England .

(now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.

(by extension) Place of supply; source.

The principal commodity produced in a town or region.

A basic or essential supply.

A recurring topic or character.

Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.

Unmanufactured material; raw material.

A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.

(mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.

A small pit.

A district granted to an abbey.

(transitive) To sort according to its staple.

(transitive) To secure with a staple.

Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.

Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.

Fit to be sold; marketable.

Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.