Laystall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Laystall is a noun meaning (now historical) A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.
Meaning
(now historical) A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A place where milk-giving cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged.
Example Sentences
the lay-stall Of putrid Aesh
Nor was the atmosphere improved by the habit of storing the scavengers' scourings or street slop in giant mounds or laystalls along the north bank of the Thames and on the edge of the town.
Word Forms
- laystalls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stercorary, washstand, stowage, junkyard, stabulation, staithe.
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