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Webster 1913 Edition

Stall

Stall

(sta̤l)
,
Noun.
[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.
στέλλειν
to set, place, send, and E.
stand
. √163. See
Stand
, and cf.
Apostle
,
Epistle
,
Forestall
,
Install
,
Stale
,
Adj.
&
Verb.
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.
2.
A stable; a place for cattle.
At last he found a
stall
where oxen stood.
Dryden.
3.
A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale;
as, a butcher’s
stall
; a book
stall
.
4.
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
How peddlers'
stalls
with glittering toys are laid.
Gay.
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.
The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called their thrones by the names of
stalls
.
Bp. Warburton.
Loud the monks sang in their
stalls
.
Longfellow.
6.
In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
7.
(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.

Stall

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stalled
(sta̤ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stalling
.]
[Cf. Sw.
stalla
, Dan.
stalde
.]
1.
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.
2.
To fatten;
as, to
stall
cattle
.
[Prov. Eng.]
3.
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
[Obs.]
Shak.
4.
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.
5.
To forestall; to anticipate.
[Obs.]
This is not to be
stall'd
by my report.
Massinger.
6.
To keep close; to keep secret.
[Obs.]
Stall
this in your bosom.
Shakespeare

Stall

,
Verb.
I.
[AS.
steallian
to have room. See
Stall
,
Noun.
]
1.
To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
[Obs.]
We could not
stall
together
In the whole world.
Shakespeare
2.
To kennel, as dogs.
Johnson.
3.
To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
4.
To be tired of eating, as cattle.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Stall

STALL

,
Noun.
[G., to set, that is, to throw down, to thrust down. See Still.]
1.
Primarily, 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 apartment for one horse or ox. The stable contains eight or ten stalls.
2.
A stable; a place for cattle.
At last he found a stall where oxen stood.
3.
In 1 Kings 4:26 stall is used for horse. Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots. In 2 Chronicles 9:25, stall means stable. Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots. These passages are reconciled by the definition given above; Solomon had four thousand stables, each containing ten stalls; forty thousand stalls.
4.
A bench, form or frame of shelves in the open air, where any thing is exposed to sale. It is curious to observe the stalls of books in the boulevards and other public places in Paris.
5.
A small house or shed in which an occupation is carried on; as a butchers stall.
6.
The seat of a dignified clergyman in the choir.
The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called their thrones by the name of stalls. [probably a mistake of the reason.]

STALL

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To put into a stable; or to keep in a stable; as, to stall an ox.
Where king Latinus then his oxen stalld.
2.
To install; to place in an office with the customary formalities. [For this, install is now used.]
3.
To set; to fix; to plunge into mire so as not to be able to proceed; as, to stall horses or a carriage. [This phrase I have heard in Virginia. In New England, set is used in a like sense.]

STALL

, v.i.
1.
To dwell; to inhabit.
We could not stall together in the world. [Not in use.]
2.
To kennel.
3.
To be set, as in mire.
4.
To be tired of eating, as cattle.

Definition 2024

ställ

ställ

See also: stall and Stall

Swedish

Noun

ställ n

  1. a stand (device to hold something upright or aloft)
  2. certain kinds of dress or clothing that cover most of the body

Declension

Inflection of ställ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ställ stället ställ ställen
Genitive ställs ställets ställs ställens

Related terms

  • allvädersställ
  • cykelställ
  • diskställ
  • regnställ
  • underställ

Verb

ställ

  1. imperative of ställa.

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