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posthorse
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Posthorsenoun
A horse stationed for the use of couriers.
Etymology: post and horse.
He lay under a tree, while his servants were getting fresh posthorses for him. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
He cannot live, I hope; and must not die,
Till George be pack’d with posthorse up to heav’n William Shakespeare.Xaycus was forthwith beset on every side and taken prisoner, and by posthorses conveyed with all speed to Constantinople. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of posthorse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of posthorse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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