04-13-2017, 07:58 AM
My computer has a built in dictionary which I reckon is pretty neat. The second definition of the word 'stable' is as follows:
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table 2 |ˈsteɪb(ə)l|
noun
a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses: the horse was led from its stable.
• an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained: racing stables | the horse make his debut for the Mick Naughton stable.
• the racehorses of a particular training establishment.
• an organization or establishment training or producing a particular type of person or product: the player comes from the same stable as Agassi.
While it may be drawing a long bow to call one item a stable, it is certainly legitimate to call more than one racehorse a stable. It would also be legitimate to refer to the 'Honda stable'. I'd have thought in everyday usage, it would be OK to talk about a stable of motorcycles belonging to an individual; Jay Leno for example.
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table 2 |ˈsteɪb(ə)l|noun
a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses: the horse was led from its stable.
• an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained: racing stables | the horse make his debut for the Mick Naughton stable.
• the racehorses of a particular training establishment.
• an organization or establishment training or producing a particular type of person or product: the player comes from the same stable as Agassi.
While it may be drawing a long bow to call one item a stable, it is certainly legitimate to call more than one racehorse a stable. It would also be legitimate to refer to the 'Honda stable'. I'd have thought in everyday usage, it would be OK to talk about a stable of motorcycles belonging to an individual; Jay Leno for example.