Meaning of stell | Babel Free
/stɛl/Definitions
- A surname.
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A diminutive of the female given name Stella. informal
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A place; station. archaic
- A stall; a fold for cattle.
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A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing. Scotland
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.