post horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pohst hawrs]
- /poʊst hɔrs/
- /pəʊst hɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst hawrs]
- /poʊst hɔrs/

Definitions of post horse words

noun post horse a horse kept, as at a station on a post road, for the use of persons riding post or for hire by travelers. 1
noun post horse (formerly) a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by postriders or for hire to travellers 0
noun post horse a horse kept at a post house, or inn, for couriers and post chaises or for hire to travelers 0

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Origin of post horse

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Post horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Post horse

post horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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