In years past, what were the things that horses were tied to called? I don’t mean hitching posts, or hitching rails, I’m talking about iron poles with a ring at the end that the milkman would tie onto when delivering milk. Anyone know? I’m sure there must be a specific name for them.
“There are six stone hitching posts, each with an iron ring through which to loop the horse’s reins, three iron hitching posts, a couple of wooden posts and two hitching rails. Handy to some of the posts are limestone “carriage blocks.” Several inches high, they make mounting or getting down from a horse-drawn vehicle easier and a whole lot more graceful. And safer. … The stone and iron hitching posts and stone carriage blocks are the real thing, lifted from various addresses where they were no longer cherished or needed. With the coming of the motorcar, they no longer made horse sense where they were. Your car wouldn’t stray if you set the brake.”
Sounds to me like it is simply called an iron hitching post.
Thanks funneefarmer. I thought maybe hitching posts, but it seems everything has a specialized name.