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hitch·ing post

(hĭch′ĭng)
n.
A post to which an animal, especially a horse, is hitched.
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hitching post

n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied
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hitch′ing post`


n.
a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.
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Noun1.hitching post - a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from strayinghitching post - a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
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hitching post

nPfosten m (zum Anbinden von Pferden)
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