hitching post

noun

a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.

Origin of hitching post

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby hitching post

hitch a ride, Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Alfred, Hitchcock chair, hitchhike, hitching post, Hitchings, hitch one's wagon to a star, Hitch your wagon to a star, hi-tech, HI test

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Example sentences from the Web for hitching post

Wasn't that the same swaybacked horse dozing at the hitching-post?
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
Afterward he ordered the two best horses on the ranch saddled and tied to the hitching-post.
Whirligigs|O. Henry
The owner appeared just as the stranger was tying the pony to a hitching-post.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
Raymer saw her when she drove under his window and calmly made a hitching-post of the clerk who went out to see what she wanted.
The Price|Francis Lynde

Leaving his horse at the hitching-post in front of the store, he walked boldly across the road and knocked at Dr. Deane's door.
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for hitching post

hitching post

noun

a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied

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单词	hitching post
释义	hitching post noun a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied. Origin of hitching post First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby hitching post hitch a ride, Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Alfred, Hitchcock chair, hitchhike, hitching post, Hitchings, hitch one's wagon to a star, Hitch your wagon to a star, hi-tech, HI test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hitching post Wasn't that the same swaybacked horse dozing at the hitching-post? In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes Afterward he ordered the two best horses on the ranch saddled and tied to the hitching-post. Whirligigs\|O. Henry The owner appeared just as the stranger was tying the pony to a hitching-post. The Rocky Mountain Wonderland\|Enos A. Mills Raymer saw her when she drove under his window and calmly made a hitching-post of the clerk who went out to see what she wanted. The Price\|Francis Lynde Leaving his horse at the hitching-post in front of the store, he walked boldly across the road and knocked at Dr. Deane's door. The Story Of Kennett\|Bayard Taylor British Dictionary definitions for hitching post hitching post noun a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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