† by-postn.
Obsolete.
1. In a building: A side post, a door post.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post
postOE
postela1225
door-treec1300
durnc1325
puncheon1519
by-post1535
door-cheek1535
doorpost1535
side post1535
pier1665
impost1730
hanging-post1792
heel post1802
hanging-stile1823
door-jamb1836
shutting posta1877
hanging-head1888
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xli. 21 The bypostes of the temple were foure squared.
2. Service of horses for travelling on cross-roads. Dispatch of letters by cross-roads, or by a post subsidiary to the regular mail.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [noun] > travelling by means of post-horses > types of service
flying post1548
by-post1593
society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service > conveyance of mail by land or sea > by cross-country routes
by-post1720
cross-post1751
1593 in Municipal Acc. Newcastle (1848) 29 Paide to John Carr, post, for keeping horses for by-poste, 2s. 8d.
1720 London Gaz. No. 5910/3 The Dispatch of the Bye-Post between Chester and York.
1766 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 174 I have now, by the bye-post, an opportunity of just saying that I am well.
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