stable vice

noun

An undesirable habit or stereotypy in a horse or other equine, often the result of confinement in a stable with insufficient exercise, companionship, etc.

“The stable vices of horses include cribbing and windsucking.”

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Meanings

nounstable vice (plural stable vices)

plural stable vices

  1. An undesirable habit or stereotypy in a horse or other equine, often the result of confinement in a stable with insufficient exercise, companionship, etc.

    The stable vices of horses include cribbing and windsucking.

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APA

stable vice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20vice

MLA

“stable vice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20vice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stable vice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20vice.

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