stell
9.9
A small shelter for farm animals like sheep or cows
- noun
- Archaic
:
corral
- Old farmhouses often had a stone stell beside the main barn.
Examples
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At night, the cows were gathered into the stell for safety.
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The shepherd built a simple stell to protect the sheep from the wind.
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The farmer built a small stell for his sheep.
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In the field, I found a stell made of wood.
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The shepherd built a simple stell to protect the sheep from the wind.
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At night, the cows were gathered into the stell for safety.
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Old farmhouses often had a stone stell beside the main barn.
Synonyms
sty
vsstell
2
4.5
A small pen where pigs are kept
is a general small animal shelter used in dialectal English
5.8
An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them
is a small general animal shelter rather than a temporary livestock pen
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Etymology
Stell (animal shelter) comes from the old root steall meaning 'place' and is related to English stall (an animal stall), so a stell is the 'place' built to keep animals safe.