The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Standish \Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]
   A stand, or case, for pen and ink.
   [1913 Webster]

         I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver
         standish.                                --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Standish
    n 1: English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the
         early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) [syn:
         Standish, Miles Standish, Myles Standish]