horse block

American  

noun

1. a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.

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Etymology

Origin of horse block

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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horse block

As Capitola reached the horse block, her own groom came to take the bridle.

From Capitola the Madcap by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

Pa acted as if he was tired, and sat down on a horse block.

From The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)

“Nimrod is at the ‘house’ horse block, is it not?

From Jessica, the Heiress by Raymond, Evelyn

He descended into the courtyard, and could not help smiling as his eye fell upon a figure seated on the horse block.

From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

He gave his hand to Miss Loring, who accepted that assistance from the horse block, and then he stepped aside that the embrace feminine might have no obstacle in its path.

From The Bondwoman by Ryan, Marah Ellis