Meaning of Standish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
   obsolete
2. A small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
3. A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).
4. A place in the United States:
5. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.
6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
7. A city, the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan.
8. A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
9. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
10. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
11. A surname.

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Examples

“An antiquarie is an honest man, for he had rather scrape a piece of copper out of the durt, than a crowne out of Plodion's standish.”

“[I]ndeed you muſt—deliver to Betty—or to me—your pen and ink. […] And ſo I gave my ſtandiſh to her.”

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