noun
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a man or boy who brings the post round to offices
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another name for postilion
Etymology
Origin of postboy
Example Sentences
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"We had better delay the postboy, my Lord," said Linton; "he starts at seven precisely."
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
They were fresh, and the old postboy, feeling himself in luck, and exhilarated by what he called "as queer a start as ever was," was determined to merit the largest fee.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
But the postboy only buttoned up the collar of his coat around his face, thrust his whip into his boot, and, drawing his sleeves over his hands, sat a perfect picture of fatalism.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Quite the gentleman, sir, but that positive, the postboy told me, and talkative, you'd think he was the Emperor of China!
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
"We're doing our best, your honor," cried a postboy, "but it's mighty hard to get through these divils; they won't stir till the beasts is trampling them down."
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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