postil(l)ion
postil(l)ion †forerunner XVI; post-boy, swift messenger; one who rides the near horse of a pair XVII. — F. postillon — It. postiglione post's boy, f. posta POST2.
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Post , post1 / pōst/ • n. a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker: follow the blue po… post- , post- comb. form of POST6 as in post-communion (liturg.) part of the Eucharistic service following the communion XV (— medL.); post-date affix a late… ox-hides, f. , boy / boi/ • n. 1. a male child or young man: a group of six boys. ∎ a son: she put her little boy to bed. ∎ a male child or young man who does a spe… Post-climax , Skip to main content
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