postwardadv.n.
/ˈpəʊs(t)wəd/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)wərd/ Chiefly North American and Horse Racing in later use.
Towards the winning post. Frequently in to go postward: to race. Also figurative.In quot. 1678 also as noun: the direction which is towards a post.
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1678 E. R. Experienced Farrier 32 You shall not give the short Rein to the post-ward, so much liberty as before, but keep his Head closer to the Post.
1890 Cent. Dict. s.v Postward, toward the post.
1922 Nevada State Jrnl. 7 July 5/6 Nine high class races with greatest horses in the west. They go postward at 2 p.m.
1988 Basketball Scene Ann. 93/2 Central goes postward without Dan Majerle who paced the league in both scoring and rebounding.
1990 Chron. Horse 11 May 11/1 A stellar cast of seven went postward in the featured $50,000 Temple Gwathmey steeplechase handicap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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