hitching post

American  

noun

1. a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.

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hitching post British  

noun

1. a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied

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Etymology

Origin of hitching post

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

“There’s a hitching post outside, next to the bike rack,” hotel partner Jeremy McBride pointed out, noting that horseback visits aren’t out of the question.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 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

He spent much of the day building a hitching post while she and the other women were trying to find food.

From Washington Times • Dec. 25, 2014

They shook hands, and Jethro felt good as he walked down the street to the hitching post, where the young man from the newspaper office had tied his team.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt