STALL

General currency. A pretense; an equivocation; a confederate who distracts the attention of a victim or misleads him to regrettable action. See “ BOOSTER. ” Used as a verb in the same sense, to prevaricate, to misrepresent with sinister intent. The colloquial vernacular, “He’s got more stalls than a livery stable,” signifies that the person under discu ion is a shifty agent, a colo al liar.