Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
box stall ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a room-sized stall, usually square, for a horse or other large animal.
Compare straight stall. Origin of box stall An Americanism dating back to 1880–85 Examples from the Web for box stall Historical Examples of box stall
His box-stall, fine grooming, and fine harness were things of the past.
Gabrielle E. Jackson
They want the stable enlarged, as I said before, and a box-stall.
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
I had a box-stall and unnumbered horse-blankets all to myself.
Jack London
I had to hide Artie in a box-stall and hope to God he kept quiet.
Stewart Edward White
He entered his box-stall, with its tiny square window, and fixed his troubled gaze again upon the house.
Marcus Horton