mounting-block
noun
a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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Words nearby mounting-block
mountebank, mounted, mounter, mountie, mounting, mounting-block, mountlake terrace, mounty, mourn, mourne mountains, mourner
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Example sentences from the Web for mounting-block
He aided her to her feet, untied the horses, and offered her his hand for a mounting-block.
What Will People Say?|Rupert HughesThe word scamillus is a diminutive of scamnum, a mounting-block or bench.
Ten Books on Architecture|VitruviusSeeing the Monk standing on his mounting-block, he asked: "What is this good Father saying?"
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France