horse-block
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.51 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A platform or steps used for getting on or off a horse or, in modern times, sometimes a vehicle.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Inflected Forms
horse-blocks (plural)
horse block (alternative)