† stabledadj.1
Obsolete.
In senses of the verb.
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the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > stable > made stable
stabledc1400
stabilized1887
the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [adjective] > founding or instituting > settled or established
rootfastlOE
stablec1290
institutec1325
sad1340
firmc1374
rooteda1393
stabledc1400
substantialc1449
well-foundeda1450
surec1475
standing1549
afloat1551
well-established1559
steadyc1571
naturalized1590
erected1603
established1642
instituted1647
settled1649
riveted1652
radicate1656
inrooted1660
institute1668
statuminated1674
planted1685
stablished1709
deep-seated1741
founded1771
set-up1856
c1400 Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 66 Wete also þat stablyd planetys vnmooable ar a þousand twenty and nyne.
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 156 For noon such fonnys opinioun..is eny long bifore stabilid gouernaunce to be left and to be leid aside.
1568 T. Howell Arbor of Amitie f. 4 Then manhood makth a stabled minde, none youthly prancks we haue.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
stabledadj.2
/ˈsteɪbld/, U.S. /ˈsteɪb(ə)ld/ Put into a stable, sheltered in a stable. Also transferred.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [adjective] > put in stable
stabled1637
1637 J. Milton Comus 19 He and his monstrous rout are heard to howle Like stabl'd wolves.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. iv. iii. 219 Motionless, as the brave stabled steed when conflagration rises.
1962 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. 15/8 No passenger service could start until the last stabled train had left.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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