~ 1
■ adjective ( ~r , ~st )
1》 (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat.
2》 no longer new and interesting.
↘(of a person) no longer performing well because of having done something for too long.
3》 (of a cheque or legal claim) invalid because out of date.
■ verb make or become ~.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME (describing beer in the sense 'clear from long standing'): prob. from Anglo-Norman Fr. and OFr., from e~r 'to halt'; cf. stall .
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~ 2
■ verb (of a horse or cow) urinate.
Origin
ME: perh. from OFr. e~r 'come to a stand, halt' (cf. ~ 1 ).