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stalk1 1. the main stem of a herbaceous plant 2. any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle) 3. a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles stalk2 the act of stalking How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Verily, with a bad conscience doth he stalk over the roofs. Has he not been creeping up that stalk these three days? Then the eldest brother replied, 'The corn has all been cut, but it has not yet been put into barns; let the knave collect all the grain in the kingdom into one big heap before to-morrow night, and if as much as a stalk of corn is left let him be put to death. |
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