mistal

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/ˈmɪstəl//ˈmɪsəl/

noun

A cowshed.

OriginMiddle English *mystal →
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Meanings

nounmistal (plural mistals)

plural mistals

  1. Northern EnglandUKA cowshed.

Origin

  1. Middle English*mystal
  2. Englishmistal

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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APA

mistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistal

MLA

“mistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistal.

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