horse block
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horse block
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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He looked wistfully at the horse block, but did not dare propose having the horse led up to it.
From Tempest and Sunshine by Mary Jane Holmes
Hank, he gets up, and then he sets down sudden on a horse block and wipes his face on his sleeve, which they was considerable blood come onto the sleeve.
From Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis
She made the child eat and drink, and went with her to her favorite rostrum when addressing her “company” of soldierly “boys”––the horse block.
From Jessica, the Heiress by Evelyn Raymond
As they talked the stranger unbuckled his knapsack, and set it down on the horse block.
From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by H. R. Naylor
Both gentlemen stepped down to the horse block to meet and help her to dismount.
From Her Mother's Secret by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
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