mounting-block

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noun

a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse

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Words nearby mounting-block

mounter, Mount Everest, Mount Gambier, Mountie, mounting, mounting-block, Mount Isa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mountlake Terrace, Mount Lebanon, Mount McKinley

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Example sentences from the Web for mounting-block

Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
During his trek, Brinsley twice passed within a block of a police stationhouse and he almost certainly saw cops along the way.
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Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After walking block after block holding that container, he had suddenly discarded it and was now clutching a gun.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The Spanish troops did not care to venture past a block of buildings in which were the offices and stores of a British firm.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Its tiny wreath of smoke curled lightly about her, mounting up in the warm, bright room.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Hexam watched her with an amused indulgence that in no wise tempered his mounting admiration.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
With a flush mounting to his cheeks, and his brows drawn together in perplexity, Garnache surveyed him.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

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