hitching post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hitching post
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Maybe Scott found a horse tethered to a hitching post.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Instead, we can recognize, as even Marx would have to admit by now, that any seemingly inevitable endpoint of history often proves to be a mere hitching post before the next stage of the journey.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
At the Silver Pony Cocktail Lounge cowboys and cowgirls can ride in and tie off their horses at the hitching post offered for patrons.
From Fox News ● Sep. 7, 2020
The house retains its original design character with minimal alterations and includes features such as cast-iron gargoyles and a hitching post.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2019
On arriving at the millhouse, I tied my mule to the hitching post, took my com, and set it by the door.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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