to picket
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8.7
- verb
- /ˈpɪkɪt/
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- After the long ride, they decided to picket the horses near the stream to let them rest.
- picket the horse
Examples
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They set up camp without saying much and picketed the horses in the meadow.
Fiction book (2000) -
Well, we camped down on the Arkansas River one night, and them teamsters picketed 36 mules and they picketed 300 horses in the sand.
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Where did you picket the horses?
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Who the devil taught you to picket horses so near a river?
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Horses were picketed in front of a low wooden building.
Fiction book (1994) -
He picketed both horses grazing and pulled the pistols from the saddle horn.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pol slid from his saddle and handed his reins to one of the other men, who rode quietly to where the other horses were picketed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The men following him surrounded that central point and picketed their horses, unloaded their gear, leaving scattered piles far enough apart so that they could set up their shelters for the night.
Fiction book (1994) -
He picketed his cabo and rubbed it down, then tried not to let his stride wobble as he made his way to the first night's campfires.
Fiction book (1990) -
Before setting up their tents, they always picket the horses to keep them from wandering away.
Synonyms
12
5.8
To tie an animal or object to a post in the ground
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
27
4.2
A line of workers outside a workplace during a strike who stand to protest and stop others entering
23
2.0
A row of upright wooden or metal boards with spaces that mark the edge of a yard
How Restrained
Surface Forms
Etymology
To picket an animal comes from the noun picket meaning a stake; campers would tie a horse or goat to a stake in the ground to keep it from wandering. So the verb picket means to fasten an animal to a peg or stake.