post boyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpəʊs(t) bɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊs(t) ˌbɔɪ/

Forms: see post n.³ and boy n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, boy n.¹

Etymology: < post n.³ + boy n.¹

1. A boy who carries and delivers post; a boy or man who rides express, changing horses at intervals, to deliver letters, dispatches, etc. (now historical). Hence occasionally: a bringer of news; frequently as the title of a newspaper or periodical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person

letter bearera1400

breveterc1440

post1507

letter carrier1552

post boy1588

ordinary1592

packet carrier1606

postie1611

woman-posta1616

postwoman1683

letterman1707

postman1758

packeteer1784

letter boy1794

carrier1798

delivery officer1839

post-girl1850

mailman1881

packeter1893

postlady1975

1588 Cal. Border Papers I. 320 Sum Skotes..mett with the post boay of Morpett bychanse..and tooke away his horse and pakkett.

1624 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 527 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 Paid to a post boy for a lettre from my Lord.., vjd.

1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 4 I suddenly heard the Post-boy blow his Horn near my Window.

1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 18. ⁋6 I mean the News Writers of Great Britain, whether Post-Men or Post-Boys, or by what other Name or Title soever dignified or distinguished.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6137/3 The Post-Boy who was bringing the Gloucester and Bristol Mails to London.

1735 25 Apr. (title) The Daily Post-boy.

1759 S. Johnson Idler 24 Mar. 89 A road through which..the Post-boy every day and night goes and returns.

1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 3 18 Apr. 143/3 From week to week, I waited the arrival of the post-boy, with deep solicitude, but no tidings, save a sorry newspaper, arrived.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross xxvi. 181 That pleasant post-boy pace.

1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet II. vi. 122 We heard the summons of the postboy's horn, and Cicely presently ran in with a letter in her hand.

1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLIII. 140/2 The main idea..was that the mails should be conveyed by stage-coaches instead of by postboys on worn-out horses.

1912 Times 24 Jan. 6/7 In his early days he was a post-boy, and his chief employment was to convey foreign despatches to The Times newspaper.

1973 P. O'Brian H.M.S. Surprise iv. 79 The postboys' red jackets looked black in the moon.

2004 Daily Star (Nexis) 18 Apr. 44 Everyone I know is getting more sex than me. Even the spotty post boy at work is having it away.

2. The postilion of a stagecoach, post-chaise, or hired carriage. Cf. postilion n. 3. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of coach > postillion

postiliona1640

post boy1707

jockey1850

1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. 443 If any Gentleman desire to ride Post..Post-Horses are always in readiness..only 3d. is demanded for every English Mile; and, for every Stage, to the Post-Boy 4d. for conducting.

1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) ii. v. 26 Tho' they should fly swift as the gods, when they Ride on behind that Post-Boy, Opportunity.

1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 230 Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels.

1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 371 The post boy cracked his whip incessantly.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel IV. xii. xxxiii. 266 The post-boys cracked their whips, and the wheels rolled away.

1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae ix. 229 The smoking horses and the hodding post-boy.

1988 Manhattan Lawyer (Nexis) 20 Sept. 36 It [sc. the postboy waistcoat] was worn for warmth by the postboy, or postillion, who rode as guide on the horse attached closest to the coach.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	post boy
释义	post boyn.¹ Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t) bɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t) ˌbɔɪ/ Forms: see post n.³ and boy n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, boy n.¹ Etymology: < post n.³ + boy n.¹ 1. A boy who carries and delivers post; a boy or man who rides express, changing horses at intervals, to deliver letters, dispatches, etc. (now historical). Hence occasionally: a bringer of news; frequently as the title of a newspaper or periodical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person letter bearera1400 breveterc1440 post1507 letter carrier1552 post boy1588 ordinary1592 packet carrier1606 postie1611 woman-posta1616 postwoman1683 letterman1707 postman1758 packeteer1784 letter boy1794 carrier1798 delivery officer1839 post-girl1850 mailman1881 packeter1893 postlady1975 1588 Cal. Border Papers I. 320 Sum Skotes..mett with the post boay of Morpett bychanse..and tooke away his horse and pakkett. 1624 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 527 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 Paid to a post boy for a lettre from my Lord.., vjd. 1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 4 I suddenly heard the Post-boy blow his Horn near my Window. 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 18. ⁋6 I mean the News Writers of Great Britain, whether Post-Men or Post-Boys, or by what other Name or Title soever dignified or distinguished. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6137/3 The Post-Boy who was bringing the Gloucester and Bristol Mails to London. 1735 25 Apr. (title) The Daily Post-boy. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 24 Mar. 89 A road through which..the Post-boy every day and night goes and returns. 1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 3 18 Apr. 143/3 From week to week, I waited the arrival of the post-boy, with deep solicitude, but no tidings, save a sorry newspaper, arrived. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross xxvi. 181 That pleasant post-boy pace. 1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet II. vi. 122 We heard the summons of the postboy's horn, and Cicely presently ran in with a letter in her hand. 1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLIII. 140/2 The main idea..was that the mails should be conveyed by stage-coaches instead of by postboys on worn-out horses. 1912 Times 24 Jan. 6/7 In his early days he was a post-boy, and his chief employment was to convey foreign despatches to The Times newspaper. 1973 P. O'Brian H.M.S. Surprise iv. 79 The postboys' red jackets looked black in the moon. 2004 Daily Star (Nexis) 18 Apr. 44 Everyone I know is getting more sex than me. Even the spotty post boy at work is having it away. 2. The postilion of a stagecoach, post-chaise, or hired carriage. Cf. postilion n. 3. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of coach > postillion postiliona1640 post boy1707 jockey1850 1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. 443 If any Gentleman desire to ride Post..Post-Horses are always in readiness..only 3d. is demanded for every English Mile; and, for every Stage, to the Post-Boy 4d. for conducting. 1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) ii. v. 26 Tho' they should fly swift as the gods, when they Ride on behind that Post-Boy, Opportunity. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 230 Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 371 The post boy cracked his whip incessantly. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel IV. xii. xxxiii. 266 The post-boys cracked their whips, and the wheels rolled away. 1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae ix. 229 The smoking horses and the hodding post-boy. 1988 Manhattan Lawyer (Nexis) 20 Sept. 36 It [sc. the postboy waistcoat] was worn for warmth by the postboy, or postillion, who rode as guide on the horse attached closest to the coach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1588
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