standish

plural standishes

1. obsoleteA stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.

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

   1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXII. Miss Clarissa Harlowe, To Miss Howe.”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume II, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 220

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   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.

   1592, Thomas Nash[e], Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Deuill. […], London: […] [John Charlewood for] Richard Ihones, […], →OCLC

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
2. A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).
3. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.
   2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
   3. A city, the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan.
   4. A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
   5. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   6. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
4. A surname.