Word Frequency
stable1 (ˈsteɪbəl
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Definitions
noun
- a building, usually consisting of stalls, for the lodging of horses or other livestock
- the animals lodged in such a building, collectively
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- the racehorses belonging to a particular establishment or owner
- the establishment itself
- (as modifier) ⇒
stable companion
- (informal) a source of training, such as a school, theatre, etc ⇒
the two athletes were out of the same stable
- a number of people considered as a source of a particular talent ⇒
a stable of writers
- modifier of, relating to, or suitable for a stable ⇒
stable manners
verb
- to put, keep, or be kept in a stable
Word Origin
C13: from Old French estable cowshed, from Latin stabulum shed, from stāre to standExample Sentences Including 'stabling'
* * * THE QTC is making rapid progress on the development of on-course stabling.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
Makin and trainer Gary Newham will fly to New Zealand this week to inspect stabling and plan all aspects of the campaign.The Australian (2004)
Outbuildings including two large barns with loose boxes, field stabling and sand school.Country Life (2004)
The second defendant, Ms Hawkins, then started to rent stabling and grazing for her horses and rooms in the farmhouse for herself.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
The sum, for what the judge said was a fraud on Mr Heywood, included training and stabling fees.Sun, News of the World (1999)
We took the pony home and put her in a field with stabling belonging to a farmer barely a hundred yards from our house.FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
`Beds for four, and stabling for five ponies, if that can be managed.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
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