hostler
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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
The hostler or host--for he had the air of playing both parts--a big clumsy fellow, with immobile features and small eyes, looked at us thoughtfully and chewed a straw.
From Shrewsbury A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
Seeing Kirgan, the engineer swung down from the step at the lead switch, leaving the hostler to "spot" the engine on the table.
From The Wreckers by Francis Lynde
Colonel Tennytown had directed a hostler who followed the party to bring out a sorrel gelding of which he was especially proud.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
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