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

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

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

From Washington Times

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

Somebody built a box stall for him over there, but he’s so big and strong that he doesn’t stay in it except when he feels like it.

From Project Gutenberg

“I see him now,” cried Peter, and began putting in the chalk dots and lines for the framework of the box stall and the skeleton of Pegasus’ head and forelegs, which are all of him that can be seen.

From Project Gutenberg