Associations to the word «Standish»

Wiktionary

STANDISH, noun. (dated) Any of several forms of inkstand
STANDISH, proper noun. A small town in Wigan, Greater Manchester
STANDISH, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

STANDISH, noun. English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats