post-horse

Definitions of post-horse
  1. noun
    a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
    synonyms: post horse, poster
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    type of:
    Equus caballus, horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
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