stable

Definition

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

Etymology

From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum.

Example Sentences

• "There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
• "We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day."
• "Paul, who signed with WWE in late June, appeared in a segment with Reigns' stable, the Bloodline, on Friday's episode of SmackDown after making comments earlier in the week regarding a potential match with the Tribal Chief."