livery stable
2
9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɪvəri ˈsteɪbəl/
- Archaic
:
establo de alquiler
- Many travelers stop at the livery stable to rent horses for their journey.
- horses at the livery stable
And she had a, you know, private livery stable.
- And she had a, you know, private livery stable.
Examples
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There were two motels just south of the station, and a livery stable on the north—a place with horse-drawn cabs and buggies to rent by the hour or day.
Fiction book (2001) -
Take Mr. Cole's horse here over to the livery stable.
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Get a fresh horse at the livery stable.
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I want you to go over to that livery stable, get me the best horse you got.
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Madam, is there a livery stable here?
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I'm working at the livery stable.
Fiction book (2000) -
They always let me ride when I worked at the livery stable.
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You might try Phil's livery stable.
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Junior's horse ran away, the one he rented at the livery stable.
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In Whatcom that evening, they unloaded the horses at the livery stable.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
6
9.9
Paid care and keeping of horses at a stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents directly contribute to the meaning: 'livery' denotes boarding/stabling horses for a fee and 'stable' is the building housing horses, so a 'livery stable' is literally a stable offering livery services. Although somewhat historical/dated, this is a compositional, predictable combination that a B1 learner who knows both words should understand.
Etymology
Livery stable comes from old towns where a livery was a shop that rented out horses and carriages and a stable was the building where horses stayed, so travellers would leave or hire animals there; that's why it means 'a stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire'.