horse block


noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1745–55

Words Nearby horse block

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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 Germain
  • She 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 Butler
  • For 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 Butler
  • Will you tell me why it has 'State Asylum' on the horse block?

    Manslaughter | Alice Duer Miller