stablehand

noun
/ˈsteɪbəlˌhænd/US

Etymology

From stable + hand.

  1. inherited from *handuz
  2. inherited from *handu
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. compounded as stablehand — “stable + hand

Definitions

  1. A person who works in a stable.

    • Near-synonyms: stableman, stable boy, groom (all traditionally loosely synonymous); stable girl, liveryman

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stablehand. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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