Stable 501478 220974109 2008-06-22T13:50:11Z El C 92203 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/81.152.104.93|81.152.104.93]] ([[User talk:81.152.104.93|talk]]) to last version by 86.31.191.242 {{wiktionarypar|stable}} {{otheruses}} [[Image:Checking out his new digs.jpg|thumb|170px|left|A horse in a box stall, inside a stable]] [[Image:Stanfordredbarn.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Leland Stanford]]'s horse stable, still in use]] A '''stable''' is a [[building]] in which [[livestock]], especially [[horse]]s, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate [[stall (enclosure)|stall]]s for individual animals. There are many different types of stables in use today such as the American [[barn]] which is a large barn with a door each end and individual stalls inside or free standing stables with the classic top and bottom opening doors. Historically, the headquarters of a unit of [[cavalry]] rather than just their horses' accommodation, would be called a stable. Used metaphorically from this origin, a stable is a collection of people (e.g. [[professional wrestling|professional wrestlers]]) working under a single manager or animals kept by one owner. {{-}} ==See also== [[Image:Veoy-church-stable-Molde-No.jpg|thumb|A modest stable with a few stalls]] {{commons|stable}} *[[Barn (building)|Barn]] *[[Pen (enclosure)|Pen]] *[[Horse care]] *[[Nativity of Jesus|Nativity]] {{Architecture-stub}} {{horse-stub}} [[Category:Agricultural buildings]] [[Category:Horse management]] [[ar:اسطبل]] [[bn:আস্তাবল]] [[bs:Ergela]] [[de:Marstall]] [[es:Establo]] [[fr:étable (ferme)]] [[it:Stalla]] [[he:אורווה]] [[nrm:Établle]] [[pl:Stajnia]] [[pt:Estábulo]] [[ru:Конюшня]] [[scn:Stadda]] [[fi:Talli (kotieläintalous)]] [[sv:Stall]]