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noun

Stell n.

A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing. (Scot.)

A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. (Prov. Eng. & Scot.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... serpent-like tail—this being the device of Thomas Plantagenet, the second Earl of Lancaster, who was highly esteemed by the monks. We did not notice any nightshade plant either in or near the ruins of the abbey, but it was referred to in Stell's description of ...

— From John O'Groats to Land's End • Robert Naylor and John Naylor

... and they had a certain style, too. That is, Stell and Eva had. Carrie, the middle one, taught school over on the West Side. In those days it took her almost two hours each way. She said the kind of costume she required should have been corrugated steel. But all three knew what was being worn, and ...

— One Basket • Edna Ferber