stable doorn.

Brit.

/ˌsteɪbl ˈdɔː/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪb(ə)l ˈdɔr/

Forms: see stable n.¹ and door n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stable n.¹, door n.

Etymology: < stable n.¹ + door n.

1. The door of a stable, typically divided horizontally into two parts such that the upper and lower parts can be opened and shut independently.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door

hall-doorc1275

falling doorc1300

stable doorc1330

vice-door1354

hecka1400

lodge-doorc1400

street door1465

gate-doora1500

portal1516

backdoor1530

portal door1532

side door1535

by-door1542

outer door1548

postern door1551

house door1565

fore-door1581

way-door1597

leaf door1600

folding door1611

clap-door1625

balcony-door1635

out-door1646

anteportc1660

screen door1668

frontish-door1703

posticum1704

side entrance1724

sash-door1726

Venetian door1731

oak1780

jib-door1800

trellis?c1800

sporting door1824

ledge-door1825

through door1827

bivalves1832

swing-door1833

tradesmen's entrance1838

ledged door1851

tradesmen's door?1851

fire door1876

storm door1878

shoji1880

fire door1889

Dutch door1890

patio door1900

stable door1900

ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901

suicide door1925

louvre door1953

c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) l. 2152 At stable dore to him ȝhe sede [etc.].

1488–9 in T. Thomson Acts Lords Auditors (1839) 122/1 Dampnage..sustenit..in the brekin of his stable-durris & wyndois.

1602 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) II. 422 [He] causit hir lay ane pairt thairof vnder the mylne dur, and the rest vnder the stabill dur, for distructione of his hors and cattell.

1746 D. Roberts Mem. Life J. Roberts 8 It being pretty early in the Morning, and seeing the Stable Door open, he went to the Groom, and desir'd him to put up his Horse.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxii. 285 Isidor watched the stable-door constantly.

1997 J. Jakeman Let there be Blood xiii. 139 The stable door creaks as the old mare is shut in for the night.

2. A door divided horizontally in the manner of a traditional stable door (sense 1). Cf. Dutch door n. at Dutch adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door

hall-doorc1275

falling doorc1300

stable doorc1330

vice-door1354

hecka1400

lodge-doorc1400

street door1465

gate-doora1500

portal1516

backdoor1530

portal door1532

side door1535

by-door1542

outer door1548

postern door1551

house door1565

fore-door1581

way-door1597

leaf door1600

folding door1611

clap-door1625

balcony-door1635

out-door1646

anteportc1660

screen door1668

frontish-door1703

posticum1704

side entrance1724

sash-door1726

Venetian door1731

oak1780

jib-door1800

trellis?c1800

sporting door1824

ledge-door1825

through door1827

bivalves1832

swing-door1833

tradesmen's entrance1838

ledged door1851

tradesmen's door?1851

fire door1876

storm door1878

shoji1880

fire door1889

Dutch door1890

patio door1900

stable door1900

ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901

suicide door1925

louvre door1953

1900 Building News 16 Mar. 363/1 Stable doors are nice for the entrance, as the upper portion can remain open in warm weather, and the porch is a pleasant place to sit in.

2018 M. Easton Pets & Puppies viii. 87 Our new home had the luxury of a good-sized utility room on the side of the kitchen, which had a stable door opening onto a covered area in front of the garage.

Phrases

to shut (also close, lock) the stable door after the horse has bolted: to attempt to avoid or prevent something undesirable when it is already too late to do so. Also (esp. in earlier use) to shut the stable door when the horse (or steed) is stolen and variants, and in shortened form to shut (also close, lock) the stable door.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [verb (intransitive)] > be late > be late to act

to shut the stable door after the horse has bolteda1393

postvidea1661

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 903 For whan the grete Stiede Is stole, thanne he [sc. Negligence] taketh hiede, And makth the stable dore fast.

c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 46 (MED) When þe hors is stole, steke þe stabull-dore.

1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) xii. sig. D.iii The foole..shytteth the stable dore whan the horse is stolen.

1612 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 172 Theye had warninge and forwarninge of it butt theye wente to shutt the stable dore when the steede was stolen.

1740 J. Ralph in Champion 13 May (1741) II. 212 As to Sir Chaloner Ogle and Comp. he is at this instant Cruizing off Cadiz. It is [printed it] presum'd to fulfil the old Proverb, Of shutting the Stable Door.

1858 J. Gadsby Trip to Sebastopol (ed. 2) 75 Knowing as I did that they had only been constructed after the mischief was done,—that the stable-door had been locked after the horse had bolted.

1924 Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 10 May 4/2 Supt. Braddell believes that unless greater care is exercised there will be a fatal accident. It is no use locking the stable-door after the horse has bolted.

1999 I. Rankin Dead Souls lxix. 370 In the trade, it was known as shutting the stable door.

2019 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Sept. The business secretary..set up a taskforce to help those affected by the corporate failure, but has been accused of ‘shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	stable door
释义	stable doorn. Brit. /ˌsteɪbl ˈdɔː/, U.S. /ˌsteɪb(ə)l ˈdɔr/ Forms: see stable n.¹ and door n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stable n.¹, door n. Etymology: < stable n.¹ + door n. 1. The door of a stable, typically divided horizontally into two parts such that the upper and lower parts can be opened and shut independently. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door hall-doorc1275 falling doorc1300 stable doorc1330 vice-door1354 hecka1400 lodge-doorc1400 street door1465 gate-doora1500 portal1516 backdoor1530 portal door1532 side door1535 by-door1542 outer door1548 postern door1551 house door1565 fore-door1581 way-door1597 leaf door1600 folding door1611 clap-door1625 balcony-door1635 out-door1646 anteportc1660 screen door1668 frontish-door1703 posticum1704 side entrance1724 sash-door1726 Venetian door1731 oak1780 jib-door1800 trellis?c1800 sporting door1824 ledge-door1825 through door1827 bivalves1832 swing-door1833 tradesmen's entrance1838 ledged door1851 tradesmen's door?1851 fire door1876 storm door1878 shoji1880 fire door1889 Dutch door1890 patio door1900 stable door1900 ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901 suicide door1925 louvre door1953 c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) l. 2152 At stable dore to him ȝhe sede [etc.]. 1488–9 in T. Thomson Acts Lords Auditors (1839) 122/1 Dampnage..sustenit..in the brekin of his stable-durris & wyndois. 1602 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) II. 422 [He] causit hir lay ane pairt thairof vnder the mylne dur, and the rest vnder the stabill dur, for distructione of his hors and cattell. 1746 D. Roberts Mem. Life J. Roberts 8 It being pretty early in the Morning, and seeing the Stable Door open, he went to the Groom, and desir'd him to put up his Horse. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxii. 285 Isidor watched the stable-door constantly. 1997 J. Jakeman Let there be Blood xiii. 139 The stable door creaks as the old mare is shut in for the night. 2. A door divided horizontally in the manner of a traditional stable door (sense 1). Cf. Dutch door n. at Dutch adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door hall-doorc1275 falling doorc1300 stable doorc1330 vice-door1354 hecka1400 lodge-doorc1400 street door1465 gate-doora1500 portal1516 backdoor1530 portal door1532 side door1535 by-door1542 outer door1548 postern door1551 house door1565 fore-door1581 way-door1597 leaf door1600 folding door1611 clap-door1625 balcony-door1635 out-door1646 anteportc1660 screen door1668 frontish-door1703 posticum1704 side entrance1724 sash-door1726 Venetian door1731 oak1780 jib-door1800 trellis?c1800 sporting door1824 ledge-door1825 through door1827 bivalves1832 swing-door1833 tradesmen's entrance1838 ledged door1851 tradesmen's door?1851 fire door1876 storm door1878 shoji1880 fire door1889 Dutch door1890 patio door1900 stable door1900 ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901 suicide door1925 louvre door1953 1900 Building News 16 Mar. 363/1 Stable doors are nice for the entrance, as the upper portion can remain open in warm weather, and the porch is a pleasant place to sit in. 2018 M. Easton Pets & Puppies viii. 87 Our new home had the luxury of a good-sized utility room on the side of the kitchen, which had a stable door opening onto a covered area in front of the garage. Phrases to shut (also close, lock) the stable door after the horse has bolted: to attempt to avoid or prevent something undesirable when it is already too late to do so. Also (esp. in earlier use) to shut the stable door when the horse (or steed) is stolen and variants, and in shortened form to shut (also close, lock) the stable door. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [verb (intransitive)] > be late > be late to act to shut the stable door after the horse has bolteda1393 postvidea1661 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 903 For whan the grete Stiede Is stole, thanne he [sc. Negligence] taketh hiede, And makth the stable dore fast. c1450 MS Douce 52 in Festschrift zum XII. Neuphilologentage (1906) 46 (MED) When þe hors is stole, steke þe stabull-dore. 1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) xii. sig. D.iii The foole..shytteth the stable dore whan the horse is stolen. 1612 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 172 Theye had warninge and forwarninge of it butt theye wente to shutt the stable dore when the steede was stolen. 1740 J. Ralph in Champion 13 May (1741) II. 212 As to Sir Chaloner Ogle and Comp. he is at this instant Cruizing off Cadiz. It is [printed it] presum'd to fulfil the old Proverb, Of shutting the Stable Door. 1858 J. Gadsby Trip to Sebastopol (ed. 2) 75 Knowing as I did that they had only been constructed after the mischief was done,—that the stable-door had been locked after the horse had bolted. 1924 Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 10 May 4/2 Supt. Braddell believes that unless greater care is exercised there will be a fatal accident. It is no use locking the stable-door after the horse has bolted. 1999 I. Rankin Dead Souls lxix. 370 In the trade, it was known as shutting the stable door. 2019 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Sept. The business secretary..set up a taskforce to help those affected by the corporate failure, but has been accused of ‘shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.c1330
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