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

The area was once home to Frontier City and Stagecoach Stop, roadside attractions that had a bank, blacksmith, general store, jailhouse, livery stable and saloon, all popular establishments featured in popular Western films. — Janelle D. James, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Mammy's For Many More Years To Come ​Today, Mammy’s is housed in the Old Stables building just down the street from the original location, a livery stable from 1885. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026

The former livery stable that Bette Davis turned into the Hollywood Canteen is now a four-story parking garage. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026

Boise’s livery stable owner caught the wagon between Emmett and Horseshoe Bend. — Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for livery stable

• allocable
• educable
• irrigable
• purchasable
• thermostable
• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label
• sable
• stabile
• table

Kids Definition

livery stable

noun

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