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Meaning of stell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/stɛl/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Stella.
    informal
  3. A place; station.
    archaic
  4. A stall; a fold for cattle.
  5. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.
    Scotland
  6. A still.
    Scotland

Examples

“Paint Scotland greetin owre her thrissle; Her mutchkin stowp as toom's a whissle; An' damn'd excisemen in a bussle, Seizin a stell, Triumphant crushin't like a mussel, Or limpet shell!”
“The English stell we could disdain, Secure in valour's station; But English gold has been our bane— Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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