HyperDic: post-horse

English > 1 sense of the word *post-horse*:
NOUN	animal	post-horse, post horse, poster	a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers

English > *post-horse*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers.
Synonyms	post horse, poster
Broader	horse, Equus caballus	solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times