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post-horse

post-horse is the alternative spelling of posthorse.

Meaning of posthorse

Noun

posthorse (plural posthorses)

  1. A horse ridden by a postrider to carry mail.
    • His name was Joe, and he lived at Skroperud in Ullensaker. He built himself a new house there, and he had two or three fat cows and a horse, the like of which was not to be found in the whole parish; the horse was often used as post-horse between Mo and Trogstad, and Joe didn't seem to care much...1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 262

Forms of post-horse

pluralpost-horses

Questions about post-horse

What is post-horse the alternative spelling of?
Post-horse is the alternative spelling of posthorse.

Words near post-horse in the dictionary

  1. post-Hittite
  2. post-Hittites
  3. post-Homeric
  4. post-horn
  5. post-horns
  6. post-horse
  7. post-horses
  8. post-hospitalisation
  9. post-hospitalization
  10. post-house
  11. post-houses

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