With the sense ‘characterized by the haste or speed of a courier’, as †post business, †post expedition, †post-pace, †post speed.
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释义 | the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > a rapid rate (10) post-pace1546 With the sense ‘characterized by the haste or speed of a courier’, as †post business, †post expedition, †post-pace, †post speed. post speed1546 With the sense ‘characterized by the haste or speed of a courier’, as †post business, †post expedition, †post-pace, †post speed. full gallop1569 With defining word. the extreme pace of which a horse is capable; also used adv. = ‘at full gallop’; also figurative. gallop1651 transferred and figurative. tantivya1658 (From the adverb.) A rapid gallop; a ride at this pace. Also transferred and figurative. spank1801 The action or fact of spanking or moving along rapidly and sharply. lick1847 dialect, colloquial, U.S., Australian, and New Zealand. A spurt at racing, a short brisk spin; a ‘spell’ of work. big licks = hard work. Also… cracker1871 slang. A ‘cracking’ or ‘rattling’ pace. Subcategories:— a very rapid rate (1) — full speed (1) |
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