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Definition of “stableboy”

stableboy (ˈsteɪbəlˌbɔɪ Pronunciation for stableboy or stableman (ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn Pronunciation for stableman ; -mən) 

Definitions

noun

(plural) -boys, -men
  1. a boy or man who works in a stable

Example Sentences Including 'stableboy'

A groom hurried up to take his horse's head, and a stableboy took Malta's reins.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Perhaps he could not be the Fool again, any more than I could go back to being Burrich's stableboy.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
She's picked that horrible little fatty, Bunty Walters - and Calum the stableboy.
Fraser, Christine Marion Noble Beginnnings

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