Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 08:22:59 -0800

From: Allen Maberry maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: Frontier Doctors (fwd) -Reply



Since you asked--

I and I'm sure several others replied. My message was:



The item in question was called a hitching weight. Cf.,

"hitching weight--a weight which, placed on the ground and attached by

a strap to the horse's bit, keeps the animal from going away. Used on

buggy horses or wagon teams only."

Adams, "Western Words", University of Oklahomah Press, 1968, p. 148

Similar definition in "Dictionary of Americanisms"



Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Molly Dickmeyer wrote:



Dan Goodman et al:



Has anyone answered privately to your inquiry about the weight

frontier docs used to "anchor" their horses? I'm interested in this

one also.



Molly Dickmeyer

dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]phl.lrpub.com



PS--Enjoyed the "20 Questions" feature on Jesse Sheidlower in the

Philadelphia free weekly _City Paper_ last month!