box stall

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of box stall

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

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box stall

In her box stall on 52nd Street, Fintzi’s shaggy draft horse Stella, a Chicago carriage horse until that city banned the practice in 2020, nibbled hay on a recent afternoon.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

The family made a home for the deer in a box stall in one of their barns.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015

When he first saw Domino, La Placa quietly slipped into the box stall, stroked Dom’s neck and went in for a hug.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2012

The horse was Bozo, a big rangy hunter in a big box stall looking out over the rolling hills of Tennessee's fertile Harpeth Valley.

From Time Magazine Archive

He sat heavily on the box and let down the barrier of the box stall.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck