homestall en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English homstal, hamstal, from Old English hāmsteall (“homestead; residence”), equivalent to home + stall.
Meanings
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Place of a home; homestead.
Thy cocoas and bananas, palms and yams, And homestall thatched with leaves
1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homestalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |