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stable companion

stable companion

6.4
A horse that lives in the same barn as another horse owned by the same person
  • noun
translation icon : compañero de establo
  • After the race, she led her stable companion back to the barn for a well-deserved rest.

Examples

  • The champion was always accompanied by his stable companion during training sessions.

  • My horse has a stable companion named Bella.

  • Their stable companions often became their closest friends as they traveled from race to race.

  • The stable companions enjoyed each other's company.

  • After the race, she led her stable companion back to the barn for a well-deserved rest.

  • The champion was always accompanied by his stable companion during training sessions.

  • My horse has a stable companion named Bella.

Synonyms

stablemate
vsstable companion
  • Jargon
1 7.5

A horse that lives in the same stable and has the same owner

is more general and not limited to racing

Surface Forms

stable companion singular
stable companions plural

Morphology

stable + companion

The meaning is directly compositional: 'stable' (the building where horses are kept) + 'companion' (a companion/partner) yields an animal kept with another in the same stable. This is a straightforward noun–noun combination with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase stable companion comes from the picture of two horses kept together in the same stable, where one horse is the other's companion. So it means 'a horse that is kept in the same stable as another', often owned by the same person.