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Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government. In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is stable. Rogers.

The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer. Wharton.

A boy or man who attends in a stable; a groom; a hostler.

The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability.

A stable keeper. De Foe.

Approachable; affable. [R.] Hawthorne.

Capable of being adjusted.

A high officer in the monarhical establishments of the Middle Ages.

The distrit or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]

The office or functions of a constable.

The wife of a constable. [Obs.]

The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Capable of being contested; debatable.

being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices. Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations. Ezek. v. 11.

The quality or state of being detestable.

Capable of being tasted; tastable. This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter. Harvey.

Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke.

Tasteless; insipid. Sir T. Browne.

Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.

Instability; unstableness.