post chaise
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of post chaise
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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A replica horse-drawn post chaise will visit the three places in Kent where Major Percy changed horses.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2015
John Richards Lapenotiere, jounced for 37 hours in a post chaise to Whitehall.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a Thursday in March 1776, James Boswell and Samuel Johnson whizzed through the English countryside in a post chaise at 10 m.p.h.
From Time Magazine Archive
An hour after landing, he was in a post chaise on his way home.
From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
A squad of fifteen or more British soldiers surrounded an overturned post chaise, from the tangled harness of which, four frightened and struggling horses were being extricated by trembling postilions.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
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