merestake
nounEtymology From Middle English merestake, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + stake.
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A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.
- The jury order both parties to occupy the ground in the Fence set out by them and marked by merestakes.1912, The Court Rolls of the Honor of Clitheroe, page 144: