Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man who attends in a stable; an ostler; a groom.
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Examples
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Only Dick was there, and the stable-man, although the many saddled horses that stamped in the shade promised possibilities.
CHAPTER XII 2010
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The wheelwright and the stable-man, in despair at the prospect of the traveller escaping their clutches, interfered.
Les Miserables 2008
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“What has happened?” repeated the mother, addressing the stable-man.
A Start in Life 2007
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So little by little the stable-man took up his work again.
Madame Bovary 2003
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The stable-man was rather dissipated, but possessed of some humor.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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"Yes, the stable-man says that they are kind and gentle and very susceptible to kind treatment."
Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It Hal Standish
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This stupid stable-man may have loaded his musket.
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The first night was, however, by no means uncomfortable, for, passing a large stable-yard, I saw it contained several empty omnibuses, and, waiting until nobody was looking, I made a rush into one of these; I lay down at full length on the seat, and slept until a stable-man woke me at half-past five the next morning.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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Grant hastened to obey his father's directions, and in the space of a few minutes the team was ready, with O'Brien, the stable-man, and Mr. Mackerly as its occupants; and soon they were out of sight in the darkness, speeding for the train.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 Various
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Only Dick was there, and the stable-man, although the many saddled horses that stamped in the shade promised possibilities.
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