Defn: A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable. Milton. Stable fly (Zoöl.), a common dipterous fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) which is abundant about stables and often enters dwellings, especially in autumn. These files, unlike the common house files, which they resemble, bite severely, and are troublesome to horses and cattle.
STABLE
Sta"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stabling.]
Defn: To put or keep in a stable.
STABLE
Sta"ble, v. i.
Defn: To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel. Milton.
STABLEBOY; STABLEMAN
Sta"ble*boy`, Sta"ble*man, n.
Defn: A boy or man who attends in a stable; a groom; a hostler.
STABLENESS
Sta"ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability.
STABLER
Sta"bler, n.