(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc.; also, a rafter or beam [quot. a1382]; stod milne, ?a type of windmill supported by a post; stod werk, ?building service……
(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc. [quots. ?c1475 and a1500 may belong to sense 4]; stoth nail, nails of some kind used in fastening such timbers; (b) fig. a……
