stall
1Stall — (st[add]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. ste llein to… …
2Stall — Stall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled} (st[add]ld); 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. [1913 Webster] Where King Latinus then his oxen… …
3Stall — can refer to: * Stall (enclosure), a small enclosure, as for market goods, or for an animal ** Market stall, makeshift or mobile structures for selling market goods or serving food. * Choir stall seating in a church for the choir * Stall (engine) …
4stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …
5stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …
6stall — stall1 [stôl] n. [ME stal < OE steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to OHG stal < IE base * stel , to place, set up, stiff, stem > STILL1] 1. a) Obs. a stable b) a compartment for one animal in a stable 2. any of various… …
7Stall — Stall, v. i. [AS. steallian to have room. See {Stall}, n.] 1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To kennel, as dogs. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To …
8Stall — Blason inconnu …
9Stall — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. stal, ahd. stal m./n., mndd. stal, mndl. stal Stammwort. Aus g. * stalla m. Stand , auch in anord. stallr Sockel, Krippe , ae. steall Stand, Stellung, Stall , afr. stall Stall . Das Wort, das mit stellen zusammengehört,… …
10Stall — Stall, Unterkunftsraum für die Haustiere. Der Viehstall muß so angelegt sein, daß den Tieren reine, gesunde Luft, Licht, ausreichender Raum, reine Ruhe und Lagerplätze, Schutz gegen Witterung, Insekten etc. und genügende Wärme zukommen, überdies… …
11Stall — Stall: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd., ahd. stal, niederl. stal, engl. stall, schwed. stall bedeutet eigentlich »Standort, Stelle« (z. T. bis in frühnhd. Zeit; s. auch die Artikel ↑ installieren und ↑ Gestell). Von ihm ist das unter ↑ stellen… …
12stall — ► NOUN 1) a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market. 2) an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides. 3) a stable or cowshed. 4) (also starting stall) a cage like compartment in… …
13stall-in — «STL IHN», noun. the act of deliberately stalling automobiles on a thoroughfare as a form of protest or demonstration: »Demonstrators have…staged stall ins on busy bridges, and refused to leave public buildings, all claiming in court… …
14Stall — Stall, 1) ein Gebäude od. Behältniß, worin das Vieh unterhalten, gepflegt u. gefüttert wird. Solche Gebäude werden nach der Art u. Beschaffenheit des Viehes benannt, als: Pferde , Rindvieh , Schaf , Lämmer , Gänse , Enten , Hühnerstall etc., s.d …
15stall — I verb arrest, avert, bar, block, bog, break down, bring to a standstill, check, dally, dawdle, defer, delay, detain, dillydally, disable, filibuster, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, incapacitate, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, lag, linger …
16Stall — (der) …
17stall — [v] delay for own purposes arrest, avoid the issue*, beat around the bush*, brake, check, die, drag one’s feet*, equivocate, fence, filibuster, halt, hamper, hedge, hinder, hold off, interrupt, not move, play for time*, postpone, prevaricate, put …
18Stall — Den Stall zuschließen, wenn das Pferd (die Kuh) gestohlen ist: ein Übel verhindern wollen, wenn es schon geschehen ist; eine alte und sehr weit verbreitete Redensart (vgl. ›Den Brunnen zudecken, wenn das Kalb hineingefallen ist‹). So heißt es bei …
19Stall — 1. Es hilfft nicht, dass man den Stall schleust, wenns Vieh herauss ist. – Lehmann, II, 128, 135. 2. Es ist im Stall kein Winkel so klein, es kann dort blöken ein Kälbelein. Dän.: Der kryber nu i stakket baas unger af. (Prov. dan., 43.) 3. Es ist …
20stall — {{11}}stall (n.1) place in a stable for animals, O.E. steall place where cattle are kept, place, position, from P.Gmc. *stallaz (Cf. O.N. stallr pedestal for idols, altar, O.Fris. stal, O.H.G. stall stand, place, stable, stall, Ger. Stall stable …
