3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. Pope.
4. To pierce or wound with a stake. Spectator.
STAKE-DRIVER
Stake"-driv`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); — so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also meadow hen, and Indian hen.
STAKEHEAD
Stake"head`, n. (Rope making)
Defn: A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar.
STAKEHOLDER
Stake"hold`er, n.
Defn: The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
STAKTOMETER
Stak*tom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
Defn: A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at the point, and having a bulb in the middle, used for finding the number of drops in equal quantities of different liquids. See Pipette. Sir D. Brewster.