mounting-block
noun
a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
Words nearby mounting-block
mountebank,
mounted,
mounter,
mountie,
mounting,
mounting-block,
mountlake terrace,
mounty,
mourn,
mourne mountains,
mourner
Example sentences from the Web for mounting-block
He aided her to her feet, untied the horses, and offered her his hand for a mounting-block.
What Will People Say? |Rupert HughesThe word scamillus is a diminutive of scamnum, a mounting-block or bench.
Ten Books on Architecture |VitruviusSeeing the Monk standing on his mounting-block, he asked: "What is this good Father saying?"
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche |Anatole France