hitching post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hitching post
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Instead, we can recognize, as even Marx would have to admit by now, that any seemingly inevitable endpoint of history often proves to be a mere hitching post before the next stage of the journey.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
At the Silver Pony Cocktail Lounge cowboys and cowgirls can ride in and tie off their horses at the hitching post offered for patrons.
From Fox News • Sep. 7, 2020
The $1-million annual windfall will create a new Vegas spin: as the world's hippest hitching post.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2015
He spent much of the day building a hitching post while she and the other women were trying to find food.
From Washington Times • Dec. 25, 2014
Against Pumphrey’s instructions, he ties the mare to a hitching post.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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