hepping-stock

English

Noun

hepping-stock (plural hepping-stocks)

1. (Cornwall, archaic) A horse-block.
   • 1891, The Speaker, volume 4, page 561:

     I recognised the hepping-stock and granite drinking-trough beside the porch; I recognised the passage too, and felt quite sure that the staircase lay to the right, which proved to be the case.