verb
- becomes stale or causes to become stale
Usage: third person singular present of ‘stale’
noun
- urine, especially of horses or cattle
Usage: archaic; veterinary
Examples
- The bread stales quickly in this humid weather.
- She stales the cookies by leaving them uncovered.
- The farmer noticed the horse’s stales in the stable.
- Old stales can indicate health problems in livestock.
- Heat stales the pastries faster than cold air.