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stable1
a. the racehorses belonging to a particular establishment or owner
b. the establishment itself
c. (as modifier): stable companion
stable2
1. (of an elementary particle, atomic nucleus, etc.) not undergoing decay; not radioactive
2. (of a chemical compound) not readily partaking in a chemical change
3. (of electronic equipment) with no tendency to self-oscillation
stable [′stā·bəl]
(physics)
Not subject to any change without the application of an external agency, such as radiation; said of a molecule, atom, nucleus, or elementary particle.
stable
A building, or portion thereof, for the housing and feeding of horses, cattle, and other domestic animals.
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Trainer Alan Swinbank said: "She's a good filly and I wish I had a stableful like her.
Bernie bolts up to take first running of Cesarewitch Trial; NEWMARKET by The Racing Post (London, England)
Some collected a stableful with names like Baby Cotton Candy, Snuzzel, and Peachy.
TIME TRAVELLER : Let us take you back to 1983 by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The strange exclusivity of royal sports was brought home to me this week, when Prince Harry captained the England schoolboys team at polo, a game that you can't even start to learn unless pater can afford a stableful of thoroughbred horses for you to ride.
Victor Lewis-Smith's column: It makes you want to chukka by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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