post-horsen.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊsthɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊstˌhɔrs/

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

Etymology: < post n.³ + horse n. Compare Middle French cheval de poste (1495–6), Spanish caballo de posta (1550 or earlier), German †Postross (1539).

Now historical.

A horse kept at a post-house or inn for the use of post-riders, or for hire by travellers.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > hired or for hire > from post-house

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1527 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. 76 Now unless post-horse serve us we cannot tell how to do.

1575 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 369 Neither the horses of ye Chancellor or Schollers.., nor of their servaunts,..should be taken for post horses.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 61 In England.., Post-horses are established at every ten miles or thereabouts, which they ride a false gallop after some ten miles an hower.

1652 Bastard iii. iii. 40 So much vile, Mynion, that your wanton lust Durst gallop like a posthorse.

1688 T. D'Urfey Fool's Preferment iii. iv. 47 Tell 'em, I expect their Attendance. Go, take up Post-Horses, and make haste.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. Sept. (1965) I. 438 While the post horses are chang'd, the whole town comes out to beg.

1784 J. Byng Diary 1 June in Torrington Diaries (1938) IV. 42 They are ever abroad as farmers—or when at home..attending to the post horse traffick.

1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. iv. 34 With post-horses and postilions we posted post haste to Brussels.

1865 Queen Victoria Highland Jrnls. 13 Oct. (1980) ii. 124 About eleven miles from Dunkeld..we took post-horses.

1889 Daily News 6 Dec. 3/1 Out of this post-horse system..has grown this jobbing system, which is revolutionizing the customs of all who ‘keep their gig’.

1919 Geogr. Jrnl. 53 17 He had successfully bagged all the best horses, including all the Government post-horses, for many hundreds of miles.

1942 Eng. Hist. Rev. 57 26 Messengers sent overseas seldom took their own horses, the difficulties and expense of transport weighing the balance in favour of hiring post-horses.

1992 J. Nelson Charles the Bald (BNC) 63 A system of post-horses and vouchers for supplies and hospitality ensured that royal messengers and royal agents..could move around the realm.

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

单词	post-horse
释义	post-horsen. Brit. /ˈpəʊsthɔːs/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstˌhɔrs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, horse n. Etymology: < post n.³ + horse n. Compare Middle French cheval de poste (1495–6), Spanish caballo de posta (1550 or earlier), German †Postross (1539). Now historical. A horse kept at a post-house or inn for the use of post-riders, or for hire by travellers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > hired or for hire > from post-house post-horse1527 post1600 poster1756 1527 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. 76 Now unless post-horse serve us we cannot tell how to do. 1575 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 369 Neither the horses of ye Chancellor or Schollers.., nor of their servaunts,..should be taken for post horses. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 61 In England.., Post-horses are established at every ten miles or thereabouts, which they ride a false gallop after some ten miles an hower. 1652 Bastard iii. iii. 40 So much vile, Mynion, that your wanton lust Durst gallop like a posthorse. 1688 T. D'Urfey Fool's Preferment iii. iv. 47 Tell 'em, I expect their Attendance. Go, take up Post-Horses, and make haste. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. Sept. (1965) I. 438 While the post horses are chang'd, the whole town comes out to beg. 1784 J. Byng Diary 1 June in Torrington Diaries (1938) IV. 42 They are ever abroad as farmers—or when at home..attending to the post horse traffick. 1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. iv. 34 With post-horses and postilions we posted post haste to Brussels. 1865 Queen Victoria Highland Jrnls. 13 Oct. (1980) ii. 124 About eleven miles from Dunkeld..we took post-horses. 1889 Daily News 6 Dec. 3/1 Out of this post-horse system..has grown this jobbing system, which is revolutionizing the customs of all who ‘keep their gig’. 1919 Geogr. Jrnl. 53 17 He had successfully bagged all the best horses, including all the Government post-horses, for many hundreds of miles. 1942 Eng. Hist. Rev. 57 26 Messengers sent overseas seldom took their own horses, the difficulties and expense of transport weighing the balance in favour of hiring post-horses. 1992 J. Nelson Charles the Bald (BNC) 63 A system of post-horses and vouchers for supplies and hospitality ensured that royal messengers and royal agents..could move around the realm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1527
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