Augean stable
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Augean stable

noun

Definition of AUGEAN STABLE

: a condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption

Examples of AUGEAN STABLE

  1. <as a gubernatorial candidate he claimed that the state capitol was an Augean stable that desperately needed to be cleaned out>

First Known Use of AUGEAN STABLE

1622

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