horse-block
horse-block noun: a platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.
Noun
horse-block (plural horse-blocks)
- A platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.
- One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
horse-block meaning in Tamil and Kannada
horse-block in Tamil
- படிக்கட்டை
horse-block in Kannada
- ಸವಾರಿಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಕುದುರೆಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಕುದುರೆಯ ಡಬ್ಬಿ, ಮುಚ್ಚುಬಂಡಿ, ಪೀಠಾಂಕಣ, ಪೀಠಾವರಣ
Forms of horse-block
| plural | horse-blocks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | horse block |
Questions about horse-block
- What does horse-block mean?
- Horse-block means a platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.
- What is horse-block in Tamil?
- Horse-block in Tamil is படிக்கட்டை. See Horse-block meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is horse-block?
- Horse-block is a noun.
- What is the plural of horse-block?
- The plural of horse-block is horse-blocks.
Words near horse-block in the dictionary
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