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"stable boy" is correct and can be used in written English.
It usually refers to someone employed to take care of horses in a stable, but can also be used more figuratively. For example, you could say: "The CEO was the stable boy of the company, keeping everyone on track and making sure the business ran smoothly."
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stable boy
noun
A boy or young man who attends in a stable.
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Owner, trainer, jockey, stable boy, auctioneer -- all are there.
MEMOIR about a romance with a stable boy..
When he was discovered, at fourteen, he was working as a stable boy near Griffith Park.
The New Yorker, June 17 , 2002P. 88 MEMOIR about a romance with a stable boy...
Fitzsimmons began his career in 1885 as a stable boy at Brannon Brothers stable.
It employed four faculty members and one staff member who acted as the janitor, stable boy, receptionist and maintenance man.
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At the end of 1883, Brace succeeded in selling St. Gatien for £1,400 to Jack Hammond, a former stable-boy who had made his fortune as a professional gambler.
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