stable-boy
Young barn worker
A stable-boy is a young male worker who tends horses in a stable—feeding, grooming, and cleaning stalls.
The term evokes historical settings where such labor was common: The stable-boy saddled the mare at dawn.
Now largely replaced by gender-neutral terms like stablehand or groom.
Cleaning out accumulated waste
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- feedingGiving food to
- wateringSupplying with moisture
- saddlingPlacing riding seat
bridling · brushing · currying · exercising · leading · bedding · hay · straw
mucking
Cleaning out accumulated waste
saddling · bridling · brushing · currying · exercising · leading · bedding · hay · straw · fodder
groom
Betrothed man; stable worker
- stablehandBarn employee tending horses
- hostlerStable attendant at inns
- ostlerOne who tends horses
equerry · handler · attendant · servant · page · aide · helper · lackey · menial · apprentice
horses
Large domesticated hoofed mammals
gelding · pony · hooves · mane · coat · bridle · saddle · reins · bit · halter
stable-boystable master
One who runs stables
horse owner · master · lord · estate owner · nobleman
stable-boyrider
One who mounts transport
horseman · equestrian · jockey · cavalry officer · horse trainer
stable, boy, stables, stabled, stabling, boys, boyish, boyhood, boyishly