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mistal dial.|ˈmɪst(ə)l|
Also 7–9 mistall, 8 mystall, 9 mistle, missel, etc.
[Of doubtful origin; perh. f. mix n.1, dung + stall n.
Connexion with Norw. mjøstøl resting-place near a farm, or mjølkestødl station in the out-fields for milking purposes, is improbable.]
A stable or shed for cattle.
1673Depos. Cast. York (Surtees) 29 He..saith that..he sawe the said Mary Sikes riding upon the backe of one of his cowes. And he endeavouring to strike att her stumbled and soe the said Mary flewe out of his mistall window. 1703Thoresby Let. to Ray Gloss. (E.D.S.), Mystall, mewstall for cattle, oxen, and cows. 1808Complete Grazier (ed. 3) 68 Ox-stalls, or Feeding Houses..are usually denominated [in Lincolnshire] mistles. 1847Halliwell, Missel, a cow house. Yorksh. 1865W. S. Banks Wakefield Words, Mistle, a cowhouse. 1884Leeds Merc. 3 June 2 Good Mistal, for 8 beasts, with Hay Chamber. 1885Law Times LXXVIII. 187/2 Whilst the cattle were in the mistal they were supplied with water from the well in the plaintiff's land. |