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stells

stells is the plural of stell.

Meaning of stell

Noun

stell (plural stells)

  1. (archaic) A place; station.
  2. A stall; a fold for cattle.
  3. (Scotland) A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.
  4. (Scotland) A still.
    • Paint Scotland greetin owre her thrissle;
      Her mutchkin stowp as toom's a whissle;
      An' damn'd excisemen in a bussle,
      Seizin a stell,
      Triumphant crushin't like a mussel,
      Or limpet shell!1786, Robert Burns, The Author's Earnest Cry And Prayer

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Questions about stells

What is stells the plural of?
Stells is the plural of stell.

Words near stells in the dictionary

  1. stellium
  2. stelliums
  3. Stellman
  4. stello-
  5. stellocentric
  6. stells
  7. stellular
  8. stellulate
  9. Stellwagen
  10. Stelly
  11. Stellys

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