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STELL
Etymology
Proper noun
Stell
A surname.
Anagrams
• Tells, tells
Etymology 1
Verb
stell (third-person singular simple present stells, present participle stelling, simple past and past participle stold or stelled)
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
(transitive, obsolete) To portray; delineate; display.
Etymology 2
Noun
stell (plural stells)
(archaic) A place; station.
A stall; a fold for cattle.
(Scotland) A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.
(Scotland) A still.
Anagrams
• Tells, tells
Source: Wiktionary
Stell, v. t. Etym: [AS. stellan. *163.]
Definition: To place or fix firmly or permanently. [Obs.] Shak.
Stell, n. Etym: [See Stell, v. t.]
1. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing. [Scot.]
2. A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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