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mistal.

A cowshed.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪstəl//ˈmɪsəl/
  1. A cowshed.

    Northern-England · UK
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English *mystal, from myx (“dung”) + stal (“shed”). For the disappearance of /k/ before /st/, compare the disappearance of /x/ before /st/ in Anglian Old English hēst (“highest”), nēst (“nearest”), and sesta (“sixth”), surviving in Scots neest (“next”).

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