Dictionary - Definition of AUGEAN STABLE


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: AUGEAN STABLE

Expressions	Definition
Augean stable	(Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Augean Stable	The Augean Stable was one of the Twelve Labours of Hercules. Hercules's task was to clean out a stable that had been soiled by years of neglect. Hercules succeeded by using a boulder to gouge out a trench, diverting a river through the stable. (references)
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