Stall (st&asuml_;l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr. stellein to set, place, send, and E. stand. √163. See Stand, and cf. Apostle, Epistle, Forestall, Install, Stale, a. & v. i., 1st Stalk, Stallion, Still.] 1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. “In an oxes stall.” Chaucer.
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2. A stable; a place for cattle.
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At last he found a stall where oxen stood. Dryden.
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3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
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4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
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How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid. Gay.
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5. 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.
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The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls. Bp. Warburton.
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Loud the monks sang in their stalls. Longfellow.
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6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
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7. (Mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post.
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8. A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.
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Stall reader, one who reads books at a stall where they are exposed for sale.
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Cries the stall reader, “Bless us! what a word on
A titlepage is this!” Milton.
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Stall, v. i. [AS. steallian to have room. See Stall, n.] 1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.]
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We could not stall together
In the whole world. Shak.
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2. To kennel, as dogs. Johnson.
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3. To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
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4. To be tired of eating, as cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
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