LAYSTALL

Etymology

Noun

laystall (plural laystalls)

(obsolete) A place where rubbish, dung, etc, are laid or deposited.

(obsolete) A place where milk-giving cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged.

Source: Wiktionary


Lay"stall`, n.

1. A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.[Obs.] B. Jonson. Smithfield was a laystall of all ordure and filth. Bacon.

2. A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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