post-shayn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊs(t)ʃeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌʃeɪ/

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

Etymology: < post n.³ + shay n.¹ Compare earlier post-chay n., post-chaise n.

Now historical.

= post-chaise n.

ΚΠ

1766 G. Colman Clandestine Marriage iv. i. 57 The post-shay shall be at the door by six o'clock in the morning.

1835 J. Poole Patrician & Parvenu ii. i. 28 I overheard something about a post-shay.

1931 Star 8 May 6/3 Over a century ago England was thick with the energetic post-shay travelling men who sold shares in tickets.

1934 J. Buchan Free Fishers (1937) xiv. 266 We came here twa days syne in a post-shay.

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

单词	post-shay
释义	post-shayn. Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t)ʃeɪ/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌʃeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, shay n.¹ Etymology: < post n.³ + shay n.¹ Compare earlier post-chay n., post-chaise n. Now historical. = post-chaise n. ΚΠ 1766 G. Colman Clandestine Marriage iv. i. 57 The post-shay shall be at the door by six o'clock in the morning. 1835 J. Poole Patrician & Parvenu ii. i. 28 I overheard something about a post-shay. 1931 Star 8 May 6/3 Over a century ago England was thick with the energetic post-shay travelling men who sold shares in tickets. 1934 J. Buchan Free Fishers (1937) xiv. 266 We came here twa days syne in a post-shay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1766
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