stable lad

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• stable lad — or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable * * * stable lad UK US noun [countable] [singular stable lad …   Useful english dictionary

• stable lad — stable lads also stable lad N COUNT A stable lad is the same as a stable boy. [BRIT] (in AM, use stable boy) …   English dictionary

• stable lad — stable ,lad noun count BRITISH someone whose job is to look after horses in a stable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stable lad — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person employed in a stable …   English terms dictionary

• stable lad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stable lad : singular stable lad plural stable lads British a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable …   English dictionary

• stable-lad — see stable lad …   English dictionary

• lad — W3S3 [læd] n BrE [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) old fashioned or informal a boy or young man →↑lass ▪ a young lad ▪ Things were different when I was a lad …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stable boy — UK US noun [countable] [singular stable boy plural stable boys] a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable Thesaurus: horse ridinghyp …   Useful english dictionary

• stable lass — stable lad or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable …   Useful english dictionary

• stable — 1. adj. (stabler, stablest) 1 firmly fixed or established; not easily adjusted, destroyed, or altered (a stable structure; a stable government). 2 firm, resolute; not wavering or fickle (a stable and steadfast friend). 3 Chem. (of a compound) not …   Useful english dictionary

• stable boy — (or stable girl, Brit. also stable lad) noun a boy or man (or girl or woman) employed in a stable …   English new terms dictionary