Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of putting horses or other beasts into a stable.
  • noun Stable accommodation; shelter for horses and other beasts; stables.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable.
  • noun A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of stable.
  • noun A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle; a stable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun accommodation for animals (especially for horses)

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Examples

  • Elspeth knew that Treyvan and Hydona had resigned themselves to some kind of stabling situation when they reached Haven.

    Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

  • Elspeth knew that Treyvan and Hydona had resigned themselves to some kind of stabling situation when they reached Haven.

    Winds Of Fury Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • Subsequent to being obliged to stand in mud and other damp or wet media, exposure to desiccating influences such as stabling upon dry floors, or at service on hot and dry road surfaces causes the insensitive parts of the feet to become dry, hard and brittle.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • Millot, to find some kind of stabling and food for the horses, and, if possible, some shelter for himself.

    Plotting in Pirate Seas Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918

  • $18.16; Mar, '09 was $12.88;' stabling 'at $12.29 with help from Fin'l (2009: $81.80, $61.95,

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Gary Millichip 2009

  • The estate has 700 acres of productive arable land, a substantial home, training gallops, stabling for more than 70 horses, a swimming pool and seven further properties.

    A Renaissance of Landed Estates Dominic Prince 2010

  • At the current DoD spending rate, if we got a good bulk deal on hay, and negotiated collectively on stabling, we could indeed get everybody their own pony.

    Matthew Yglesias » Gulf Stability and the New Iraq 2009

  • The same with part of the winery -- the other part is used for stabling the cows.

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • But he said the warm-up space and stabling could be cramped: "I think this new venue will be very well suited better for the horses and better for the sport."

    The Horses Will Jump InBrooklyn Sophia Hollander 2011

  • We had a small garden and stabling for our horses and, as Will had predicted, no one at court or elsewhere paid any attention to us.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

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