Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mounting block

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: mount-ing block
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc.

Example Sentences

"The Sun Inn is an attractive black-and-white building, and has an old mounting block outside as a reminder of the days when horsepower meant four legs and a saddle."

Inflected Forms

mounting blocks (plural)

Questions

What does mounting block mean?: A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc.

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