Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stable, or more commonly an inclosed part of a stable, without stalls, for the accommodation of unhaltered horses.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of loose box.

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Examples

  • At one end of the platform, in the midst of a human eddy, a frenzied horse resisted with his teeth and all four feet at once the efforts of six natives and a British sergeant to force him into a loose-box.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • In a loose-box stood a silver roan of about fifteen hands, with

    In Chancery 2004

  • Firstly, it was a place often frequented by Heralds, so the sight of a Companion in a loose-box would not go remarked, nor would the sight of Alberich entering the stable-yard.

    Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • Alberich snorted, and left Kantor to make himself at home in a third loose-box as he approached the far wall, and the third reason for his being here.

    Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • Firstly, it was a place often frequented by Heralds, so the sight of a Companion in a loose-box would not go remarked, nor would the sight of Alberich entering the stable-yard.

    Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • Alberich snorted, and left Kantor to make himself at home in a third loose-box as he approached the far wall, and the third reason for his being here.

    Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • He landed, feet skidding a little in the straw, in the dark and empty loose-box.

    The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • As the calf slipped out onto the loose-box floor he quickly wiped away the mucus from the little animal's nostrils and mouth, seized a handful of hay and began to administer a brisk rub-down.

    Every living thing Herriot, James 1992

  • Mekeal's famous Stud still had the best loose-box in the place, and the years had not improved the beast's looks or temper.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • That brought him the attention of one of the stablehands, a scruffy young man who came out of a loose-box at the sound of the first mare's call, grinning when he saw that it was Vanyel.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

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