post house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of post house
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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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
As the distance is one hundred and eighty miles, the advantages of the post house system in facilitating the movements of the couriers are manifest.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
But valuable as the post house system was in the early period of the country's growth, it soon had to yield to a higher class of travelling facility.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
The diligence stopped at a post house to change horses, a little before two, and immediately after it set out again.
From Rollo in Rome by Abbott, Jacob
He changed horses twice, not the slightest suspicion being entertained by any of the postmasters that he was not what he seemed; and, before noon, arrived at the last post house before reaching Vienna.
From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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