v. & n.
v. 1 intr. play for time when being questioned etc. 2 tr. delay, obstruct, block.
n. an instance of stalling. stall off evade or deceive.
[ stall pickpocket's confederate, orig. 'decoy' f. AF estal(e), prob. rel. to STALL(1) ]
v. & n.
v. 1 intr. play for time when being questioned etc. 2 tr. delay, obstruct, block.
n. an instance of stalling. stall off evade or deceive.
[ stall pickpocket's confederate, orig. 'decoy' f. AF estal(e), prob. rel. to STALL(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012