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]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Standish, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
   Population (2000):    1581
   Housing Units (2000): 672
   Land area (2000):     2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76120
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             43.982075 N, 83.959298 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     48658
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Standish, MI
    Standish