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stall noun ( SHOP )

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Definition

[C] a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

(Definition of stall noun (SHOP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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