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sta·ble [ stáyb'l ]


noun  (plural sta·bles)
Definition:
 
1. building for horses: a building in which horses, and sometimes other large types of livestock, are kept

2. horses owned by somebody: the group of horses, especially racehorses, owned by one person or kept and trained at one establishment

3. people working in stable: the people who work in a stable, especially a training establishment for racehorses

4. group under management: a group of people managed by the same person or organization
a stable of bestselling authors



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle sta·bled, present participle sta·bling, 3rd person present singular sta·bles)
Definition:
 
put or live in stable: to keep or put a horse or other large animal in a particular building, or be kept in a particular building
We stabled our horses in the barn.

[13th century. Via Old French estable< Latin stabulum]
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