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 at Lal Kooah had fresh horses ready by the time the mail-cart drove up, and in less than five minutes Ram Deen and his charge were speeding along the level road.

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

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

Now, as soon as he had drank, the hostler called him, as he gave him charge before so to do.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various