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livery stable

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livery stable
n.
A stable that boards horses and keeps horses and carriages for hire.
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Noun1.livery stablelivery stable - stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire
horse barn, stable, stalls - a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
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So Louis and I rendezvoused in a livery stable, and with coats buttoned and chattering teeth played euchre and casino until the time of our exile was over.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Being once safe, he left his horse at a livery stable in order not to arouse suspicion, and tranquilly continued his journey on the canal-boats, which conveyed him by easy stages to Dort, pursuing their way under skilful guidance by the shortest possible routes through the windings of the river, which held in its watery embrace so many enchanting little islands, edged with willows and rushes, and abounding in luxurious vegetation, whereon flocks of fat sheep browsed in peaceful sleepiness.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
On my arrival at Starkfield, Denis Eady, the rich Irish grocer, who was the proprietor of Starkfield's nearest approach to a livery stable, had entered into an agreement to send me over daily to Corbury Flats, where I had to pick up my train for the Junction.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
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