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livery stable

noun

  1. a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.


livery stable

noun

  1. a stable where horses are accommodated and from which they may be hired out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of livery stable1

First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences

Historical markings along Caliente-Bodfish Road indicate buildings that once existed: barbershop, a blacksmith, the Grand Inn and a livery stable.

The properties sold to Lloyd Sr. included the house they were renting, built around 1900, as well as a livery stable built in 1902.

Look for the former livery stables, hotel, barber shop, saloon and one of Puget Sound’s oldest weekly newspapers.

He let us out in front and rode on to the livery stable.

Property owners subdivided their lots, and up went commercial buildings, including livery stables, barns, warehouses, tin shops and sheds, said Kim Prothro Williams, an architectural historian in the District’s Historic Preservation Office.

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