What does towel-horse mean?
Towel-horse means towel rack.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
towel rack.
At seven in the morning we rise, and on pushing aside the window-slides in front of us, we perceive that a small tub has been placed on the open balcony in front of our room, while beside this stands a large vessel of water covered with ice, and that a towel hangs from the pendent towel-horse, for Mr. Sakata has explained that we were unprepared for spending the night from home.
I found that old washerwoman-dress that he came home in yesterday, hanging on a towel-horse before the fire.
I forget whether a chest of drawers or a towel-horse was the real offender.
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Towel-horse means towel rack.
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At seven in the morning we rise, and on pushing aside the window-slides in front of us, we perceive that a small tub has been placed on the open balcony in front of our room, while beside this stands a large vessel of water covered with ice, and that a towel hangs from the pendent towel-horse, for Mr. Sakata has explained that we were unprepared for spending the night from home.
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