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hostler

[hos-ler, os-ler] / ˈhɒs lər, ˈɒs lər /
NOUN
groom
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The new streets-as-buildings would provide garages at every stop, making disposal of the auto as simple as flinging the reins to the hostler at the local inn.

From Time Magazine Archive

The groom or hostler, a man she had never seen, was standing in the door, eyes wide with fright.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

But he kept on larfin till he was black in the face, when he fell over on to the bunk where the hostler sleeps, and in a still small voice sed, “Twins!”

From Why Lincoln Laughed by Russell Herman Conwell

As the hostler brought the mail-cart round, Ram Deen told the Thanadar of Chandni's absence, and received his assurance that immediate search should be made for her.

From The Taming of the Jungle by Dr. C. W. Doyle

I am the only one of his drivers living, and one hostler is living.”

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle




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