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A stopping place at which fresh post-horses are taken; a posting-house. Obsolete.
A place in which rest is taken on a journey; a roadside inn for the accommodation of travellers riding post or by stagecoach; esp. a regular…
Roman History. A place on a highway where post-horses could be changed. Obsolete.
A place where a set of fresh horses is obtained or kept. Now historical and rare.