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I staked a claim in gold country. I used a stake to help my tomato vine. After he made his bet, I raised my stake.
with a hammer and a stake
Staking a claim regards asserting claim and or control over an aforementioned object or quantity. The infinitive verb "to stake," historically referred to a wooden marker, also known as a "stake," used to mark property.
People can not stake a claim to land unless they have the legal right to. Having proof of ownership in the form of a deed is the best way to claim land.
They literally staked a claim by putting pegs(stakes) in the corners of the area claimed.
Well a homesteader is were a pioneer or persone makes there claim and that is were they live there.
Antarctica.
To stake her claim.
yes, no matter what your nationality is.
Stake a claim
You ask for THE figurative image and there would be many of them, however the origin of the expression is from the gold rush when people would stick a stake in the ground to claim a piece of land.
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