hostler

Example Sentences

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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

We find him then as hostler in Chicago where he was laid up with an attack of cholera, and as he did not fully recover his strength he returned to the old home again.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

"I guess the redcoats ain't a-coming, gentlemen," said the hostler, with a grin.

From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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 Doyle, Dr. C. W.