"post day" meaning in All languages combined

See post day on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: post days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} post day (plural post days)
  1. (obsolete) The day on which the post is to be collected, or delivered. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-post_day-en-noun-NiaLwOgG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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