† by-postn.

Forms: Also 1700s bye-.

Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(a)(i), 2c(b), 2c(c) + post n.¹

Obsolete.

1. In a building: A side post, a door post.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post

postOE

postela1225

door-treec1300

durnc1325

puncheon1519

by-post1535

door-cheek1535

doorpost1535

side post1535

pier1665

impost1730

hanging-post1792

heel post1802

hanging-stile1823

door-jamb1836

shutting posta1877

hanging-head1888

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xli. 21 The bypostes of the temple were foure squared.

2. Service of horses for travelling on cross-roads. Dispatch of letters by cross-roads, or by a post subsidiary to the regular mail.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [noun] > travelling by means of post-horses > types of service

flying post1548

by-post1593

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service > conveyance of mail by land or sea > by cross-country routes

by-post1720

cross-post1751

1593 in Municipal Acc. Newcastle (1848) 29 Paide to John Carr, post, for keeping horses for by-poste, 2s. 8d.

1720 London Gaz. No. 5910/3 The Dispatch of the Bye-Post between Chester and York.

1766 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 174 I have now, by the bye-post, an opportunity of just saying that I am well.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	by-post
释义	† by-postn. Forms: Also 1700s bye-. Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(a)(i), 2c(b), 2c(c) + post n.¹ Obsolete. 1. In a building: A side post, a door post. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post postOE postela1225 door-treec1300 durnc1325 puncheon1519 by-post1535 door-cheek1535 doorpost1535 side post1535 pier1665 impost1730 hanging-post1792 heel post1802 hanging-stile1823 door-jamb1836 shutting posta1877 hanging-head1888 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xli. 21 The bypostes of the temple were foure squared. 2. Service of horses for travelling on cross-roads. Dispatch of letters by cross-roads, or by a post subsidiary to the regular mail. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [noun] > travelling by means of post-horses > types of service flying post1548 by-post1593 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service > conveyance of mail by land or sea > by cross-country routes by-post1720 cross-post1751 1593 in Municipal Acc. Newcastle (1848) 29 Paide to John Carr, post, for keeping horses for by-poste, 2s. 8d. 1720 London Gaz. No. 5910/3 The Dispatch of the Bye-Post between Chester and York. 1766 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 174 I have now, by the bye-post, an opportunity of just saying that I am well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1535
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