Definition of Hitchrack

1. Noun. A fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying.

Exact synonyms: Hitching Bar
Generic synonyms: Rail

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hitchrack

hitchhiked
hitchhiker
hitchhiker thumbs
hitchhikers
hitchhikes
hitchhiking
hitchier
hitchiest
hitchily
hitching
hitching-bar
hitching bar
hitching post
hitchment
hitchments
hitchrack (current term)
hitcht
hitchy
hithe
hither and thither
hithered
hithering
hithermost
hithers
hitherto
hithertofore
hitherunto
hitherward
hitherwards

Literary usage of Hitchrack

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1901)
"Heretofore I have called the attention of the Board to the unhealthy, unsightly and dangerous condition of the hitchrack around the public square. ..."

2. The Statutes at Large and Proclamations of the United States of America from by United States (1873)
"... French in the North-west and on the Mississippi, appropriation to purchase hitchrack, fin mud, nnd print 513 payment to, for services as lieutenant . ..."

3. Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture by Indiana State Board of Agriculture (1898)
"A word, a question, to the farmers: What effect does It have on the home when the farmer's team is tied to the town hitchrack long after the dry goods and ..."

4. Report of the State Board of Forestry and of the State Park Committee of the by Indiana State Board of Forestry (1911)
"Some loose boards laid on a hitchrack shape support will answer very well. Never cover the tops with straw or corn fodder if the trees are to remain in the ..."

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