Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A stable that boards horses and keeps horses and carriages for hire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling is provided. See livery, n., 3 (e) (f) & (g).
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A stable where horses are kept for hire and vehicles are let.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire
Etymologies
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Examples
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While the preachers were showering praises on Chaplain Allensworth, the livery stable people were heaping
Battles and Victories of Allen Allensworth, A. M., Ph. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired, U. S. Army
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The women didn't own the farm's two stallions (they belonged to syndicates) nor any of the mares: Windward Stud was a cross between a livery stable and a maternity ward.
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I became a member of a section -- that was in the day of the S.L.P. Then later, when the split came, I joined the local of the S.P. I was working in a livery stable in San Francisco then.
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I belonged to a man who keeps a livery stable here in Fairport, and he used to hire me out shooting parties.
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