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Stable
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; - said of any body or substance.
(2):
(v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
(3):
(v. i.) To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
(4):
(v. t.) To fix; to establish.
(5):
(v. i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
(6):
(v. i.) A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
(7):
(v. t.) To put or keep in a stable.
(8):
(v. i.) Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stable'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stable.html. 1828.
