AUGEAN STABLE
\ˈɔːd͡ʒi͡ən stˈe͡ɪbə͡l], \ˈɔːdʒiən stˈeɪbəl], \ˈɔː_dʒ_iə_n s_t_ˈeɪ_b_əl]\
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A stable belonging to Augeus, king of Ellis, in which he kept a great number of oxen; having never been cleaned, it was regarded as almost an impossibility to clean it, till it was assigned to Hercules as one of his labours: hence what is impracticable or what would be very difficult to clean.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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