ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Horse-block

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Horse-block is a noun meaning A platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.

Meaning

A platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.

Example Sentences

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include horse, horse-lock, wheelhorse, horseway, stonehorse, hoss.

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