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HITCHING POST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hitching post mean?
• HITCHING POST (noun)
The noun HITCHING POST has 1 sense:
1. a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Familiarity information: HITCHING POST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hitching post" is a kind of...):
post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)
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