A laystall was a place where cattle going to market could be held, and by extension became a term for a place where detritus (particularly dung) was accumulated awaiting its removal. The siting of laystalls was a contentious issue during the rebuilding of London after the fire of 1666, due to the noise and nuisance they created. Several streets in...
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place for depositing dung or rubbish
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• (n.) A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited. • (n.) A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged.
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Lay'stall` noun 1. A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson. « Smithfield was a
laystall of all ordure and filth.»
Bacon. 2. A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged. [ Obsole...
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