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

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)

The tradition is that Washington stood on a horse block, telescope in hand, trying in vain to penetrate the smoke and fog and discover the force of the enemy intrenched within the Chew mansion.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

There were the white-washed posts where the farm road began, the horse block where he bade the goose farmer good-by, but the farmhouse itself had disappeared.

From Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy by Webster, Frank V.

The men at arms dismounted at the horse block in the courtyard, but Kilhugh still sat upon his steed and rode into the Hall.

From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)

He set it on the horse block beside the gate, took out his pocketbook and paid over the four dollars.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham