HyperDic: hitching_post

English > 1 sense of the expression *hitching post*:
NOUN	artifact	hitching post	a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

English > *hitching post*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying.
Broader	post	An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position