"post horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: post horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} post horse (plural post horses)
  1. Alternative spelling of posthorse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: posthorse
    Sense id: en-post_horse-en-noun-t7drX4pk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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