4. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to
wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Wool, the great staple commodity of England.
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Sta"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. stapled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. stapling.] To
sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
Sta"pler (?), n. 1. A dealer in staple goods.