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

The hostler spit careful over the top of the switch and says, with one eye shut, "Like a ride?"

From Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders by Phillips, Henry Wallace

"Well, hollo, mister!" cried a hotel hostler as they approached near enough to have the manner of their travelling discernible,—"what ha' you done wi' your waggin?"

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

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 Weyman, Stanley J.