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stable
/ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/
noun
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
"There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
verb
To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
To dwell in a stable.
To park (a rail vehicle).
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