Post-horse (Noun)
Meaning
A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Travelers arriving late at the inn were offered a room for the night and the use of a post-horse for the next morning's journey.
- He ordered a post-horse to be saddled at once that he might continue his journey without delay.
- The worn-out post-horse limped into the yard, exhausted from its long day's work on the highway.
- At the posting station a change of horses was made, the fresh post-horses being led out to replace their tired companions.
- It was the custom for gentlemen to ride post-horses, which were better bred and better conditioned than ordinary hackneys.