Stalk

stawk, v. the stem of a plant the stem on which a flower or fruit grows the stem of a quill. [An extension of A S. xtel (cf cv.sttlbr, ]>.m. stilk\ cug. with (.ier stud, which is allied to, peril, borrowed from, L. sinus, a Slake, a pale., further conn, with Gr. stelechos StaUc, stawk, ft. to walk as on stilts to walk with long, slow steps to walk behind a stalking horse to pursue game by approaching behind covers, —v.t. to approach secretly in order to kill, as deer. — n. Stalk 'er. [A S. stealc rn— sttalc, high, elevated Dan. stalks, to walk with long steps.] Stalking-horse. slawk'Ing-hors, n. a horse behind which a sportsman hides while stalking game a mask or preteuce. Stall, stawl, h. a place where a horse or other animal stand i and fed a division of a stable fate, fir m€, hit mine Stand for a single animal a stable a bench or table on which articles are exposed for sale the fixed seat of a church dignitary in the choir a reserved scat in a theatre.— v.t. to put or keep in a stall. [A.S. steall Ice. stall-r Ger. stall; conn, with Ger. stellen, and Gr. stelid.