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postilion

[poh-stil-yuhn, po-] / poʊˈstɪl jən, pɒ- /


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He helped stabilize a postilion of need as a platoon designated hitter.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

It weighs four tonnes and is pulled at walking pace by eight grey horses, with a mounted rider or postilion for each pair.

From BBC ● May 4, 2023

The postilion who was riding the horse sprawled upon the road.

From Time Magazine Archive

Death in a pair of jack-boots leads the postilion.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Francis Douce

She instantly demanded fresh horses, for following them; but the postilion said, that he must return directly to Exeter, with his chaise; and enquired where she would alight.

From The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney




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