stable
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/ verb C2- To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
- To dwell in a stable.
- To park (a rail vehicle).
He/she/it stables · Past stabled · Past participle stabled · -ing form stabling
Verb forms
- Base form
- stable
- He/she/it
- stables
- Past
- stabled
- Past participle
- stabled
- -ing form
- stabling
From the library
The Ass was left in a stable and had plenty of oats and hay to eat, just as any other Ass would.
The servants, hearing the strange hubbub and perceiving the danger of their master, quickly relieved him, and drove out the Ass to his stable with kicks and clubs and cuffs.
To pump and stable, tree and swing,
One stable-hand, Michael, who sleeps in the house.
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