Meaning

noun a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

verb postpone doing what one should be doing

noun small area set off by walls for special use

originFrom Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0