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horse block
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of horse block1
First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences
The boys let out a ringing cheer as they stopped at the horse-block, and the girls came out to greet them.
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A good rider should never mount from a horse block or a fence.
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She ran all the way to the druggist's and back, and as she entered the house she glanced at the horse block spitefully.
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For two hours she sat desolately on the horse block and then sadly entered the house with a cold in her head.
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Will you tell me why it has 'State Asylum' on the horse block?
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