"hitching post" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hitching post.ogg Forms: hitching posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hitching post (plural hitching posts)
  1. A post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying. Related terms: hitch, hitching rail [equestrian, horses, pets, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], hitching-bar [equestrian, horses, pets, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Translations (a post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying): канавязь (kanavjazʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), сэргэ (serge) (Buryat), 拴馬樁 /拴马桩 (Chinese Mandarin), poteau d’attelage [masculine] (French), Anhängepfosten (German), pou herenga (Maori), уяа (ujaa) (Mongolian), уяаны шон (ujaany šon) (Mongolian), морины уяа (moriny ujaa) (Mongolian), ко́новязь (kónovjazʹ) [feminine] (Russian), чакы (čakï) (Southern Altai), bağlama kazığı (Turkish), конов'язь (konovʺjazʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), сэргэ (serge) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-hitching_post-en-noun-ywAFvOEM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Buryat translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yakut translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Buryat translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'a post or bar to tether an animal, usually a horse, to stop it straying': 91 9
  2. (slang) A main shelter at a recreation place (e.g. a campground) where people go to socialize, eat, and purchase small items. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-hitching_post-en-noun-FryvCA8a

Inflected forms

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