stall reader

Stall \Stall\ (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a
   place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G.
   & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing
   place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr.
   ste`llein to set, place, send, and E. stand. [root]163. See
   {Stand}, and cf. {Apostle}, {Epistle}, {Forestall},
   {Install}, {Stale}, a. & v. i., 1st {Stalk}, {Stallion},
   {Still}.]
   1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or
      place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division
      of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or
      other animal. "In an oxes stall." --Chaucer.
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   2. A stable; a place for cattle.
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            At last he found a stall where oxen stood. --Dryden.
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   3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed
      for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
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   4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise
      are exposed for sale.
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            How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid.
                                                  --Gay.
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   5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the
      officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or
      partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are
      frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving.
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            The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called
            their thrones by the names of stalls. --Bp.
                                                  Warburton.
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            Loud the monks sang in their stalls.  --Longfellow.
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   6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly
      inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
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   7. (Mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. See
      {Post and stall}, under {Post}.
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   8. A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a
      finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.
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   {Stall reader}, one who reads books at a stall where they are
      exposed for sale.
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            Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word on
            A titlepage is this!"                 --Milton.
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