hitching post
Stallion parking spot
A hitching post is a sturdy post where horses are tied when not being ridden—a fixture outside shops, saloons, and homes before automobiles.
The phrase now appears mostly in historical contexts or as decorative Americana: The old hitching post still stood outside the general store.
Fastening cord for animals
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- railHorizontal support bar
- ringClosed curve shape
- loopCurve closing on itself
reins · horse · stable · corral · saddle · bridle · mount · stallion
Made from timber
- ironElement twenty-six
- cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- ringClosed curve shape
sidewalk · storefront · saloon · general store · courthouse · town square · Main Street · Old West
tether
Fastening cord for animals
loop · reins · horse · stable · corral · saddle · bridle · mount · stallion · mare
wooden
Made from timber
- ironElement twenty-six
- cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
ring · sidewalk · storefront · saloon · general store · courthouse · town square · Main Street · Old West · colonial
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
fixture · tradition · landmark · nostalgia · Americana · Western · rustic · heritage · bygone · relic
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Cowboycowboy, cowboys, cowgirls, ranch, rancher
- frontier gearax, axe, canteen, covered wagon, hatchet
- frontier towngeneral store, saloon, sheriff's office, livery stable, jail
- horseback trailhorses, riders, saddles, bridles, horseshoes
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
hitching postopen range
Unfenced public grazing land
free range · pasture · wild · untethered · loose
hitching postsaddle
Mounted rider's seat
wagon · carriage · stagecoach · horse trailer · vehicle
hitch, hitched, postage, post, hitchhike, unhitch, hitches, hitching, posthaste