stable door

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: Dutch door. a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately

Example Sentences

"What they are trying to do is shut the stable door long after the horse, the horse's grandmother and the horses' relatives have crossed the mountain range to emerge free on the other side," he said.

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She managed to open her back stable door, which had a beaded curtain, and photograph the bird which "was about 10 steps away".

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Carmen and Tony burst through the squeaking stable door.

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When Ms Truss again blamed the global economic situation on Putin's war, the presenter James Hanson said: "This isn't just about Putin. Your chancellor on Friday opened up the stable door and spooked the horses so much you could almost see the economy being dragged behind them... The Bank of England intervention yesterday was the fault of Vladimir Putin, was it?"

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I eased my conscience by giving him an extra-large portion of oats before opening the stable door for him.

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