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hitching post

hitching post
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /hɪtʃ poʊst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /hɪtʃ poʊst/

Definitions of hitching post words

  • noun hitching post a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied. 1
  • noun hitching post post to which animal is fastened 1
  • noun hitching post a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied 0
  • noun hitching post a post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying. 0
  • noun hitching post (Slang) A main shelter at a recreation place (e.g., a campground) where people go to socialize, eat and purchase small items. 0
See all 5 definitions of hitching post

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Origin of hitching post

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Hitching post

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hitching post

hitching post popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hitching post usage trend in Literature

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