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

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

As they talked the stranger unbuckled his knapsack, and set it down on the horse block.

From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by Naylor, H. R.

This was done the first of each year by an auction from a "horse block".

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration

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

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)