stable
noun
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
had stabled
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past perfectof stable.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Somebody had stabled a horse in the building recently.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would be returning by the accommodation late in the afternoon, and would stop at the Wire-Silver mine, where he had stabled his horses.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde
So it was agreed between us that I was to come up to the dancing floor as soon as I had stabled the automobile and put on evening clothes.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various
Before leaving, the general had stabled his horse and telephoned Montjoy at the hotel.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
You and your friend were seen going into the corral where you had stabled the animals.
From The Highgrader by D. C. Hutchison
