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Webster 1913 Edition


Laystall

Lay′stallˊ

,
Noun.
1.
A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Smithfield was a
laystall
of all ordure and filth.
Bacon.
2.
A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Laystall

LA'YSTALL

,
Noun.
[lay and stall.] A heap of dung, or a place where dung is laid.

Definition 2024


laystall

laystall

English

Noun

laystall (plural laystalls)

  1. (obsolete) A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
    Smithfield was a laystall of all ordure and filth. Bacon.
  2. (obsolete) A place where milk-giving cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged.