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hitching post

noun

  1. a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.


hitching post

noun

  1. a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hitching post1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Gone are the hitching posts for customers who arrived by horseback.

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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.

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At the Silver Pony Cocktail Lounge cowboys and cowgirls can ride in and tie off their horses at the hitching post offered for patrons.

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The tree will be cut down mid-month and its wood used for items such as hitching posts, signs and benches for Paramount Ranch’s planned Western Town.

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The house retains its original design character with minimal alterations and includes features such as cast-iron gargoyles and a hitching post.

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