stableboy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stableboy
Example Sentences
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A storybook stableboy turns pirate and rescues his beloved, who is about to marry a dreadful prince.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2019
Emily Brontë's gothic heroine Cathy loves stableboy Heathcliff but marries squire Edgar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
Oh, yes, it's also the anniversary of the death of her beloved stableboy, Daniel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2015
The job of gentling the Senate, wiping the foam from its angry mouth and keeping it in harness also falls squarely upon the broad stableboy shoulders of Leader Robinson.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Service! Food! Wine! Fire! Where is the stableboy?"
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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