post stationn.
/ˈpəʊs(t) ˌsteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t) ˌsteɪʃ(ə)n/ Now historical.
A station on a post-road, esp. one where post-horses are kept.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary > for travellers, pilgrims, etc. > resting-place on journey
baiting1477
baiting-placec1530
stage1603
post-stage1642
station1722
post station1749
station house1815
stopping-place1827
stage-stand1856
refreshment stop1880
pull-up1899
1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour II. ii. 139 Newschanz is the last post station in the territories of the States General, where the post-waggon sets out for Leer.
1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 357 The first post-station is a solitary abode, called Torre di Mezza Via.
1869 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 39 52 In early times, the mass of crag, so conspicuous from the post-station, on the face of the mountain, was made the scene of Prometheus' torment.
1901 Wide World Mag. 6 445/1 At every forty or fifty versts..the [Russian] Government has erected what are called Poshtova Stancia, or post-stations, where are kept a certain number of horses.
1933 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 23 12 The name is identical with that of the ancient post station of Sorabile, on the road through the centre of the island.
1996 Aramco World Sept. 18/3 Merchants were allowed to use the facilities of the yam, entrepot towns grew up around the post station.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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