- stàbull
- a stable, Irish stabla; from Latin stabulum, through the English.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
stàbull
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it is too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted — In early use the proverb referred to horse stealing; has bolted is a modern substitution for the traditional is stolen. Cf. medieval Fr. a tart ferme on l’estable, quant li chevaux est perduz, the stable is shut too late, when the horse is lost.… … Proverbs new dictionary
