horse block

noun

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

Origin of horse block

First recorded in 1745–55

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Then he led Sweetbriar to the horse-block, and his sister-in-law mounted.
Dulcibel
Henry Peterson
As Capitola reached the horse-block, her own groom came to take the bridle.
Capitola's Peril
Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
Presley wheeled up the driveway and met Harran by the horse-block.
The Octopus
Frank Norris
It remained standing upon the horse-block where he had placed it.
Stuyvesant
Jacob Abbott
Phonny said this as he passed across the floor toward the horse-block.
Stuyvesant
Jacob Abbott