stall

Definitions

1. 1.A stable; a place for cattle. At last he found a stall where oxen stood. Dryden.
2. 2.A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
3. 3.A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid. Gay.
4. 4.A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving. The dignifird clergy, out of humanility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls. Bp. Warburton. Loud the monks in their stalls. Longfellow.
5. 5.In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
6. 6.(Mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post. Stall reader, one who reads books at a stall where they are exposed for sale. Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word on A titlepage is this!" Milton.
7. 7.To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. Dryden.
8. 8.To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
9. 9.To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. Shak.
10. 10.To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. Burton. His horses had been stalled in the snow. E. E. Hale.
11. 11.To forestall; to anticipitate. Having This not to be stall'd by my report. Massinger.
12. 12.To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.] Stall this in your bosom. Shak.
13. 13.To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak.
14. 14.To kennel, as dogs. Johnson.
15. 15.To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
16. 16.To be tired of eating, as cattle. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a stable; a place for cattle. At last he found a stall where oxen stood. Dryden called?
• What is a small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall called?
• What is a bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid. Gay called?
• What is in the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc called?
• What is to put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. Dryden called?
• What is to fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.] called?
• What is to place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. Shak called?
• What is to plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. Burton. His horses had been stalled in the snow. E. E. Hale called?
• What is to forestall; to anticipitate. Having This not to be stall'd by my report. Massinger called?
• What is to keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.] Stall this in your bosom. Shak called?
• What is to live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak called?
• What is to be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast called?
• What is to be tired of eating, as cattle. [Prov. Eng.] called?