stabling

[stey-bling]

sta·bling

[stey-bling]
noun
1.
accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable.
2.
stables collectively.

Origin:
1475–85; stable1 + -ing1

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sta·ble

1[stey-buhl] noun, verb, sta·bled, sta·bling.
noun
1.
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
2.
such a building with stalls.
3.
a collection of animals housed in such a building.
4.
Horse Racing.
a.
an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained.
b.
the horses belonging to, or the persons connected with, such an establishment.
5.
Informal.
a.
a number of people, usually in the same profession, who are employed, trained, or represented by the same company, agency, manager, etc.: a comedy show with a large stable of writers.
b.
the establishment that trains or manages such a group of people: two boxers from the same stable.
c.
a collection of items produced by or belonging to an establishment, industry, profession, or the like: The American auto industry has some new small cars in its stable.
verb (used with object)
6.
to put or lodge in or as if in a stable.
verb (used without object)
7.
to live in or as if in a stable.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English stable < Old French estable < Latin stabulum standing room, equivalent to sta-, stem of stāre to stand + -bulum noun suffix denoting place

sta·ble·like, adjective
un·sta·bled, adjective


1. barn, mews.

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stabling (ˈsteɪblɪŋ)
 
n
stable buildings or accommodation

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