Meanings
nounhitching post (plural hitching posts)
plural hitching posts
- A post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying.
Joe tied his horse to the hitching post before going into the bank.
- slangA main shelter at a recreation place (e.g. a campground) where people go to socialize, eat, and purchase small items.
The two girls who were camping went to the hitching post to buy some hot dogs and buns for the wiener roast.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 拴馬樁 /拴马桩
- 拴馬樁 /拴马桩a post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
French poteau d'attelage
- poteau d'attelagea post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
German Anhängepfosten
- Anhängepfostena post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
Māori pou herenga
- pou herengaa post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
Russian ко́новязь
- ко́новязь (kónovjazʹ)a post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
Turkish bağlama kazığı
- bağlama kazığıa post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
Ukrainian конов'язь
- конов'язь (konovʺjazʹ)a post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying
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Chicago
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