stabling Definition

stable²
noun

1. A building where horses are kept.
2. A place where horses are bred and trained.
3. The horses that are under one particular trainer, thought of collectively.

Example: the Pitman stable
4. colloq
A number of people or things with a common background or origin, eg a number of athletes trained by the same coach, a number of recording artistes whose work is distributed by the same record label, etc.

verb stabled, stabling

1. To put (a horse) into or back into its stable.
tr & intr
2. To keep or be kept in a stable in a specified place.

Derivative: stabling

The act of putting a horse into a stable.

Accommodation for horses, etc.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin stabulum standing room.