stalls

Noun

stall (plural stalls)

1. (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

   Synonyms:

   boose

2. A stable; a place for cattle.
   • His Fellow ſought what Lodging he could find:
     At laſt he found a Stall where oxen ſtood,
     And that he rather choſe than lie abroad.1700, [John] Dryden, “The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Tale of the Nun’s Priest, from Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 231
3. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
   • Now he goes on, and ſings of fairs and ſhows,
     For ſtill new fairs before his eyes aroſe.
     How pedlars' ſtalls with glitt'ring toys are laid,
     The various fairings of the country maid.1714, J[ohn] Gay, “Saturday; or, The Flights”, in The Shepherd’s Week. In Six Pastorals, London: […] R. Burleigh […], →OCLC, page 57, lines 71–74
4. (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
   • He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...]1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC
5. A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
   • Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest

   Synonyms:

   cubicle

6. (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.

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