hitching post

ˈhɪtʃɪŋ pəʊst

Definition

Definition of hitching post - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal tethering

Dated

post for tying animals, especially horses

Dated

The cowboy tied his horse to the hitching post outside the saloon..
The ranch had a hitching post for visitors' horses.
She painted the old hitching post in bright colors.

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post for tying animals, especially horses

Expressions with post

post up

attach a notice to a surface

She will post up the schedule on the board.

post restante

postal service holding mail for recipient collection

She picked up her package from the post restante.

stick to one's post

keep doing your job even when things get tough

Despite the chaos, the nurse stuck to her post all night.

deaf as a post

adj.

completely unable to hear anything

Even with his hearing aid, he's deaf as a post.

dumb as a post

adj.

extremely lacking in intelligence or common sense

He stood there, dumb as a post, not understanding a word.

post no bills

prohibit putting up posters or notices on surfaces

The wall was marked with 'post no bills' to prevent graffiti.

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French:poteau d'attache, ...
German:Anbindepfosten, ...
Italian:palo per legare, ...
Spanish:poste de atar, ...
Portuguese:poste de amarração, ...
Chinese:拴马桩, ...
Japanese:馬つなぎ柱, ...
Arabic:عمود ربط, ...
Hebrew:עַמּוּד קָשִׁירָה, ...
Russian:столб для привязи, ...
Ukrainian:стовп для прив'язування, ...
Hindi:घोड़ा बांधने का खंभा, ...
Bengali:ঘোড়া বাঁধার খুঁটি, ...
Catalan:pal de lligar, ...
Czech:úvaziště, ...
Danish:bindepæl, ...
Dutch:aanbindpaal, ...
Greek:πάσσαλος δεσίματος, ...
Hungarian:kikötőoszlop, ...
Khmer:បង្គោលចងសត្វ, ...
Korean:말 매는 기둥, ...
Persian:ستون بستن اسب, ...
Polish:słup do wiązania koni, ...
Portuguese (BR):poste de amarração, ...
Romanian:stâlp de legat caii, ...
Swedish:bindstolpe, ...
Thai:เสาโยงม้า, ...
Turkish:bağlama direği, ...
Vietnamese:cột buộc ngựa, ...

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