horse-blankets

He was lying on his back upon a straw pallet; they had given him a couple of horse-blankets, and he seemed to have spent the remainder of his strength in the exertion of cleaning himself.

Amy Foster 2006

He rubbed her feet, and covered her with the buffalo robe and horse-blankets from the pile on the feed-box.

Main Street 2004

Three large tables taken from the mess-room, and covered with horse-blankets instead of tapestry, stood upon the platform.

The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003

He solved that problem by dragging two into the kitchen, which was certainly warm enough, and the third into an empty, clean stall onto a pile of straw, where he covered the man with horse-blankets.

The Gates Of Sleep Lackey, Mercedes 2002

It took so long to unharness the mares that Robin's temper was well on the way to boiling by the time they had the two sodden beasts hobbled under the scant shelter of a low tree, wrapped in woolen horse-blankets.

The Robin And The Kestrel Lackey, Mercedes 1993

He also noted the position of a pile of horse-blankets, midway of the route, with the intent to levy upon them for the service of the crown of England for one night.

Vietnam: Solutions McCarthy, Mary 1967

The man beneath the horse-blankets was still unconscious when they lifted him out, and carried him up to a large room in the topmost story.

Flamsted quarries Mary E. Waller

On the top of the coach, coiled away on a pile of horse-blankets, was a woman whose skin and dress designated her as one of the species of

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

While Jack stood anxiously awaiting his father's reappearance the owner of the adjacent hardware-store stumbled from his doorway under a bundle of horse-blankets.

The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity Francis Lovell Coombs

Fortunately we obtained chains at railhead, and as these were uneatable they turned their attention to the horse-blankets and ate them!

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett