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pony express
noun
- a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, especially the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
pony express
noun
- (in the American West) a system of mail transport that employed relays of riders and mounts, esp that operating from Missouri to California in 1860–61
Pony Express
- A system of mail service by relays of riders on horses, established in 1860 between Missouri and California , through the Rocky Mountains . It operated for only a year and a half, until a telegraph line eliminated the need for it.
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Notes
Buffalo Bill (see also BuffaloBill ) Cody and Wild Bill Hickok were Pony Express riders in their youth.
An early advertisement for Pony Express riders is well known: “Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pony express1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
Filippini and other ranchers have sued, staged a "pony express" protest ride on horseback to Washington, D.C., and petitioned for Furtado's ouster.
From Los Angeles Times
Three hours later, this pony express is completed, ahead of schedule and with zero mishaps or escapes.
From Los Angeles Times
Using Form 4506-A is like relying on the pony express in the age of the Internet.
From Forbes
Taking a week to recognize a job well-done makes about as much sense to them as sending an offer letter by pony express.
From Forbes
There was the pony express, a very slow method at its best.
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