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† post-bill Obs. [f. post n.2 + bill n.3] 1. See quots.
1847Webster, Post-bill, a bill of letters mailed by a post-master. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Post-bill, a post-office way-bill placed in the mail-bag, or given in charge of the guard or driver. 1864in Webster; and in later Dicts. 2. Short for Bank Post Bill: see bank-bill.
1809R. Langford Introd. Trade 6 Post Bills on the Bank of England. |