"posthouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: posthouses [plural]
Etymology: post + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|post|house}} post + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} posthouse (plural posthouses)
  1. A house established for the convenience of the post, a stable or inn where relays of horses can be obtained.
    Sense id: en-posthouse-en-noun-tFSGkLqq
  2. (obsolete) A building for distributing mail; a post office. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-posthouse-en-noun-nFinRIhW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post house, post-house, posting house

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