hostler
Example Sentences
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Papa was a hostler’s helper at the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
From Literature
Not too far away from the Big House were the stables, where the riding horses and the carriage horses, the grooms and the hostlers were housed.
From Literature
Daddy worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a hostler’s helper.
From Literature
Sickly animals become mine: I feed them, pamper them, talk to them, comb and brush them...hostlers are sometimes irritated...
From Project Gutenberg
They ruled much as the baby "drives" when he holds the reins of the horse at whose head is the hostler's guiding hand.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
