horse block
noun
a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.
Origin of horse block
1First recorded in 1745–55
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How to use horse block in a sentence
The boys let out a ringing cheer as they stopped at the horse-block, and the girls came out to greet them.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)A good rider should never mount from a horse block or a fence.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainShe ran all the way to the druggist's and back, and as she entered the house she glanced at the horse block spitefully.
The Incubator Baby | Ellis Parker ButlerFor two hours she sat desolately on the horse block and then sadly entered the house with a cold in her head.
The Incubator Baby | Ellis Parker ButlerWill you tell me why it has 'State Asylum' on the horse block?
Manslaughter | Alice Duer Miller
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