noun
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a man or boy who brings the post round to offices
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another name for postilion
Etymology
Origin of postboy
Example Sentences
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He had the air of a postboy run to seed.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
But the postboy, a sportsman with his heart in the game, had ridden in, waving his whip and shouting for horses, and his good word spread like magic.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
Meanwhile Kate watched the postboy as he untied the luggage and deposited it at her side.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
She ran downstairs and out into the yard singing under her breath, and saw the postboy coming up the drive.
From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)
A trampling of hoofs and then the postboy appeared, mounted on an undersized pony and clad in a long military surtout of ancient date.
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Mitford, Bertram
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