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

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

Tying my sunbonnet over the top of the jar, I stationed myself on the horse block at the front gate.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

I didn't dare climb the catalpa in my white dress, so I watched from the horse block, and when I saw the grays come over the top of the hill, I ran to tell.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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 Marquis, Don

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)