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Definition of Towel horse
1. Noun. A rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towel Horse
Literary usage of Towel horse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lyra Venatica: A Collection of Hunting Songs by John Sherard Reeve (1906)
"Twas as game a little towel-horse, as towel-horse could be; ... For the towel-horse
it wouldn't stay, It did so enjoy getting out for the day! ..."
2. The Stowe Catalogue, Priced and Annotated by Henry Rumsey Forster (1848)
"... Esq. 0 16 0 1725 A mahogany bidet; a towel-horse ; and a stand . . Agent 0 10
6 1726 A sofa and pillow, covered with printed cotton . ..."
3. Magisterial Cases by Great Britain Courts, Great Britain Court of Criminal Appeal (1904)
"Here the defendant says, I am innocent ; I did put the towel-horse there. Harvey v.
Anning (1902), 67 JP 73, is the strongest case I can find against me ..."
4. A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the Use of Young Ladies at Home, and at by Catharine Esther Beecher (1854)
"A little frame, or towel-horse, by the washstand, on which to dry towels, ...
This should be hung on the washstand or towel-horse, for constant use. ..."
5. A Treatise on Domestic Economy: For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at by Catharine Esther Beecher (1856)
"A little frame, or towel-horse, by the washstand, on which to dry towels, ...
This should be hung on the washstand or towel-horse, for constant use. ..."
6. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1898)
"... tin kettles, a towel-horse, bead-mats, looking-glasses, fire-irons, three-legged
tables, oilcloth, and, suspended on the towel-horse, a very old piece ..."
7. Miss Leslie's Lady's House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy Containing by Eliza Leslie (1850)
"On the left-hand of the washing-stand should be placed the towel-horse, ...
The feet of the towel-horse should be strong and heavy, that it may not be ..."
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