box stall


noun
  1. a room-sized stall, usually square, for a horse or other large animal.

Origin of box stall

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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How to use box stall in a sentence

  • The frost penetrated to the snug box-stall, and the poor little lamb shivered and refused to pay attention to its mother.

  • Swiftly Matt extinguished the light, caught Carl by the arm and pulled him across the barn and into a box-stall.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • While they crouched breathlessly in the box-stall they heard a sound of fumbling movements, then the scratching of a match.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • The girls came down hastily, and ran to the door of the second box stall, which had been empty since they came.

    Three Margarets | Laura E. Richards
  • Elihu Titus then breathed a long sigh and went silently to curry a horse in a neighbouring box stall.

    The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson