Staddle

(stād'dl), n. [A-S. stadhol, stadhul, stadhel, a foundation, firm seat, D. stutsel, from stut, a prop, stutten, to prop, Eng. stud, q. v. It belongs to the root of stead, steady.]

1. Any thing which serves for support; a staff; a crutch; the frame or support of a stack of hay or grain. [Eng.]
2. A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree. ☞ In America, trees are called staddles from three or four years old till they are six or eight inches in diameter, or more; but in this respect, the word is indefinite. This is also the sense in which it is used by Bacon and Tusser.