mistal

British  

/ ˈmɪstəl /

noun

1. dialect a cow shed; byre

---

Etymology

Origin of mistal

C17: of uncertain origin

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mistal

So at last, when I'd fmished my milking i' the mistal, I got him to bed, and then I sat misen down by the fire and had a reet good roar.

From More Tales of the Ridings by Frederic William Moorman

In the far corner of the bare walls of undressed stone at this side is an open door leading into a mistal.

From King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? by Gordon Bottomley

Noa, but as aw wor telling thi, aw'd been i'th' mistal, an' aw went into th' kitchen for a bit o' summat to ait.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley

I wouldn' gaw to 'im in t' mistal all amoong t' doong.

From The Three Sisters by May Sinclair

A narrow track led to it, through the gaps, slantwise, from the gate of the mistal.

From The Three Sisters by May Sinclair

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---