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† ˈpostpast Obs.
[f. post- A. 1 b + L. pāstus food, f. pāsc-ĕre to feed; cf. antepast, repast.]
A small portion of food taken just after a regular meal. (Opp. to antepast.) Also fig.
1629Wadsworth Pilgr. iii. 16 An apple, or peece of cheese for their post past. 1657J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 476 Who..would needs make it the post-past to his Bill of Fare. |