livery stable

noun

: a stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire and where stabling is provided

called also livery barn

Examples of livery stable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gus Thompson owned and operated a livery stable and boarding house on the property. Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024 Rental horses are available from the Indians or nearby livery stables for $10 to $15 a day. Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024 The former mining town includes a museum, LuLu's Bordello, livery stables, photo galleries, a coffee shop, a steak house, a saloon, a reptile exhibit and a mystery shack where objects seem to defy gravity. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024 The town includes a museum, LuLu's Bordello, livery stables, photo galleries, a coffee shop, a steak house, a saloon, a reptile exhibit, and a mystery shack where objects seem to defy gravity. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024 The second floor of the livery stable was used as a boarding house for Black people. Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024 Over a few years livery stables were replaced by gasoline stations and with Henry Ford’s assembly lines even the hard-working blue-collar family could afford an automobile. Jeff Hewitt, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024 The place smells of leather, like a livery stable. Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2021 Swedish past can be experienced during a stroll through Heritage Square, a downtown grouping of seven historic structures, including a livery stable, wooden windmill and the Swedish Pavilion, which was brought over from Sweden and first displayed in St. Louis during the 1904 World’s Fair. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of livery stable was in 1839

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“Livery stable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livery%20stable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

livery stable

noun
: a stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire and where horses may be stabled
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