Stalled

Stalled
Stalled \Stalled\ (st[add]ld or st[add]l"[e^]d), a. Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted. ``A stalled ox.'' --Prov. xv. 17. [1913 Webster]

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  • Stalled — Stall Stall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled} (st[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.] 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. [1913 Webster] Where King Latinus then his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • stalled — Yorkshire Dialect Out of patience …   English dialects glossary

  • stalled — stɔːl n. stand, booth; pen, compartment in a stable for an animal; pretext to delay; protective covering for a finger; (Airplanes) loss of control, loss of lift; (British) orchestra seats v. put into a stable; delay, check the progress of;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stalled — adjective Etymology: from past participle of stall (II) of an animal : suffering from autointoxication usually due to overfeeding …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalled vehicle — A vehicle disabled so as not to be movable under its own power, particularly a vehicle in such condition on the highway …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is — Herbs here is used in the archaic sense of ‘plants of which the leaves are used as food’, and a stalled ox is one that is fattened in a stall for slaughter. With allusion to PROVERBS xv. 17 (Geneva (1560) translation, which is closely followed by …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • i-stalled — i stald, i stalled ME. pa. pple. of stall v …   Useful english dictionary

  • over-stalled — see over …   Useful english dictionary

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