hitch·ing post

(hĭch′ĭng)

A post to which an animal, especially a horse, is hitched.

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hitching post

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied

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hitch′ing post`

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

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Noun

hitching post - a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"

Translations

hitching post

n → Pfosten m (zum Anbinden von Pferden)

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