livery stable
noun
: a stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire and where stabling is provided
called also livery barn
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Founded in 1906, Downtown Home & Garden began as a livery stable and feed mill.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
The fire destroyed the home and livery stable owned by Harry H. Harbaugh and damaged the Westminster city clerk’s office and council chambers, which were located from 1896 to 1942 in the Westminster fire station.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
The fire destroyed the home and livery stable owned by Harry H. Harbaugh and damaged the Westminster city clerk’s office and council chambers, which were located from 1896 to 1942 in the Westminster fire station.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
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“Livery stable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livery%20stable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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