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hepping-stock

hepping-stock noun: a horse-block.

Noun

hepping-stock (plural hepping-stocks)

  1. (Cornwall, archaic) A horse-block.
    • I recognised the hepping-stock and granite drinking-trough beside the porch; I recognised the passage too, and felt quite sure that the staircase lay to the right, which proved to be the case.1891, The Speaker, volume 4, page 561

Forms of hepping-stock

pluralhepping-stocks

Questions about hepping-stock

What does hepping-stock mean?
Hepping-stock means a horse-block.
What part of speech is hepping-stock?
Hepping-stock is a noun.
What is the plural of hepping-stock?
The plural of hepping-stock is hepping-stocks.

Words near hepping-stock in the dictionary

  1. hepper
  2. heppers
  3. Heppes
  4. heppest
  5. hepping
  6. hepping-stock
  7. Hepplewhite
  8. Heppner
  9. Hepps
  10. hepronicate
  11. heps

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