post house

American  

noun

1. a house or inn keeping post horses.

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post house British  

noun

1. (formerly) a house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers

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Etymology

Origin of post house

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

And we also do all the post-production at my post house in Brooklyn, and my partner edits the show.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023

Just when some of them were passing the post house the little boy in his play stumbled and fell.

From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon

But this was discontinued after one winter, when an early thaw suddenly set in, and horses, yemschliks and post house all disappeared beneath the ice, and were never seen more.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

The next morning, the 5th Sept., we arrived at Radicofani or rather at an inn or post house facing Radicofani.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

To accommodate this the Russian postal authorities once established a post house on the middle of the lake, where horses were kept for travelers.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various