STAPLE (2)

staple (2). Staple, a. established in commerce, settled

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Sta″ple, a. 1. 1. Pertaining to, or being @a market o@r staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
2. 2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. Dryden.
3. 3. Fit to be sold; marketable. Swift.
4. 4. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Wool, the great staple commodity of England. Hallam.