postboy

[ pohst-boi ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ /

noun

(formerly) a boy or man who rode post or carried mail.

a postilion.

Origin of postboy

First recorded in 1580–90; post³ + boy

Words nearby postboy

post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbrachial, postbus, postcanonical, postcapillary venule, post captain

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Example sentences from the Web for postboy

"She be regularly booked, that's certain," said the postboy.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
The postboy had lost his way, and could offer no suggestions.
Red Cap Tales|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
The bag, when folded for the postboy's back, measured about 17 inches broad by 15 inches deep.
The Royal Mail|James Wilson Hyde
The post-chaise was there with its pair of horses, and the postboy waiting at the horses' heads.
The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant

Then there came a postboy galloping on horseback, and the truth was known.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for postboy

postboy

/ (ˈpəʊstˌbɔɪ) /

noun

a man or boy who brings the post round to offices

another name for postilion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	postboy
释义	postboy [ pohst-boi ] / ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ / noun (formerly) a boy or man who rode post or carried mail. a postilion. Origin of postboy First recorded in 1580–90; post³ + boy Words nearby postboy post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbrachial, postbus, postcanonical, postcapillary venule, post captain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postboy "She be regularly booked, that's certain," said the postboy. Rookwood\|William Harrison Ainsworth The postboy had lost his way, and could offer no suggestions. Red Cap Tales\|Samuel Rutherford Crockett The bag, when folded for the postboy's back, measured about 17 inches broad by 15 inches deep. The Royal Mail\|James Wilson Hyde The post-chaise was there with its pair of horses, and the postboy waiting at the horses' heads. The Lady of Lynn\|Walter Besant Then there came a postboy galloping on horseback, and the truth was known. Marion Fay\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for postboy postboy / (ˈpəʊstˌbɔɪ) / noun a man or boy who brings the post round to offices another name for postilion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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