Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stell \Stell\, v. t. [AS. stellan. [root]163.]
   To place or fix firmly or permanently. [Obs.] --Shak.

Stell \Stell\, n. [See {Stell}, v. t.]
   1. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or
      cilmbing. [Scot.]

   2. A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a
      shelter for sheep or cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]