stableman

[ stey-buhl-muhn, -man ]

noun,plural sta·ble·men [stey-buhl-muhn, -men]. /ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmɛn/.
  1. a person who works in a stable.

Origin of stableman

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First recorded in 1720–30; stable1 + man

Words Nearby stableman

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How to use stableman in a sentence

  • Old Dan Harris, the stableman, stood in the door and silently he pointed to a gray horse in the barn-yard.

  • Affecting a jovial ease of mind, he commanded the company of his stableman, Elihu Titus, on the seat beside him.

    The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson
  • It came from a stableman or coachman who was taking his little nap in a corner of the room.

  • Incidentally, Hull had been found by the stableman, curiously roped and tied and his lower jaw somewhat out of plumb.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • While talking with the stableman, Bartley noticed a gray pony and in the next stall a buckskin--Cheyenne's horses.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs