hitching post

noun

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

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Origin of hitching post

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby hitching post

hitch your wagon to a star, hitchcock, hitchcock chair, hitchcock, alfred, hitchhike, hitching post, hitchings, hither, hither and thither, hithermost, hitherto

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Example sentences from the Web for hitching post

Wasn't that the same swaybacked horse dozing at the hitching-post?
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
Afterward he ordered the two best horses on the ranch saddled and tied to the hitching-post.
Whirligigs|O. Henry
The owner appeared just as the stranger was tying the pony to a hitching-post.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
Raymer saw her when she drove under his window and calmly made a hitching-post of the clerk who went out to see what she wanted.
The Price|Francis Lynde

Leaving his horse at the hitching-post in front of the store, he walked boldly across the road and knocked at Dr. Deane's door.
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for hitching post

hitching post

noun

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

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