stable
noun
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
stabled
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past participleof stable.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stable.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stablenouna building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
Example Sentences
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At the time of the epidemic, more than 80% of the country’s 8.4 million horses were stabled on farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Afterward, EO is relocated to a farm, where he’s stabled alongside a white stallion whose privileged status doesn’t protect it from human desires and designs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The 46 horses stabled in the barn are being monitored for fever and other symptoms.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
There are about 1,700 horses stabled at Del Mar, with most going to the track at least six days a week for at least a gallop or light work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
Horses, mules, and donkeys were stabled in the western walls, elephants in the eastern.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
