post-boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of post-boat
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Railway to Baliani, the post-boat to Assouan, and then two days on a camel in the Libyan desert, with an Ababdeh guide, and three baggage-camels to tie one down to their own exasperating pace.
From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Railway to Baliani, the post-boat to Assouan, and then two days on a camel in the Libyan Desert, with an Ababdeh guide, and three baggage-camels to tie one down to their own exasperating pace.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
Amongst them was the Mercurius, the swift-sailing post-boat of Theodahad.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix
This evening at sunset I start in the post-boat for the mainland, on my way to the place of Juliet's tomb—Verona.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
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