stabling
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- noun
- /ˈsteɪblɪŋ/
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- We have three barns: one for stabling mares, one for stallions, and one for breeding, along with sets of pens and corrals.
Examples
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The ranch has excellent stabling for all the horses in its care.
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During the winter, proper stabling is crucial to keep the horses warm and safe.
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Akbar's large stables and gardens hosted many animals.
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"Our state has significant amounts of pastureland and facilities that would allow for the breeding, raising, training, and stabling of horses," said Sen. Murphy.
Blog text (19) -
It is clear that the place had long ceased to work as a coaching inn, with Peter Mountain as 'hotel keeper', and other small businesses using the rest of the space (provision merchants, a farrier, a builder, a dealer in poultry, men needing stabling).
Academic text (2018) -
After a long ride, the horse was put into its stabling for the night.
Synonyms
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A building on a farm where horses or other animals live and are kept safe
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A place where people keep horses and carts for rent
An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them
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Etymology
Stabling comes from stable, which itself comes from the old Latin word stabulum meaning 'a standing place' or 'stall'. So stabling is simply the places where animals, especially horses, are kept, which is why it means buildings or homes for animals.