picket pin

picket pin
noun
1. : a short stake driven into the ground for tethering a horse
2. West : any of several species of small ground squirrels of the genus Citellus which when sitting erect and motionless resemble a stake at a short distance

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picket pin,
a long iron pin with a swivel link at the top, to which a picket rope is tied.

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  • Picket guard — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Picket line — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • McClellan saddle — M1859 McClellan saddle of the Civil War period, displaying its rawhide seat covering. Fort Kearny State Park and Museum, Nebraska The McClellan saddle was a riding saddle designed by George B. McClellan, a career Army officer in the U.S. Army,… …   Wikipedia

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