| 单词 | mounting stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmounting stone mounting stone n. now rare a stone from which to mount a horse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > mounting a horse > mounting-block mounting place1490 riding block1570 block1614 mounting block1659 horsing stone1661 horsing-block1662 upping-stocka1697 joss-block1706 horse-block1713 mounting stone1794 upping-block1796 upping-stone1809 horse-steps1828 leaping-on-stone1837 stepping-stone1837 stirrup-stone1838 pillion stone1907 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. vi. 41 Forgetting..that there was neither gate nor mounting stone to be seen, I alighted to recover my hat. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 334 To cross [this bridge] on foot..appears to be the custom among the natives, from the mounting stones which are placed at either end. 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. June 812/2 He got on his horse at the old ‘mounting-stone’ in the Nook-yard. < as lemmas |
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