ˈpost-ˌwagon
[f. post n.2 + wagon, repr. Du. and Ger. postwagen.]
A mail or stage-coach (in the Netherlands, Germany, etc.).
| 1677–94 Penn Trav. Holland 31 We..began our Journey in the common Post-waggon to Osnaburg. 1756 Nugent Gr. Tour, Netherl. I. 49 There is also another carriage which goes from most of the principal towns, and is called the Post-waggon: it is..generally drawn only by three horses and is as expeditious as our stage coaches. 1830 W. Taylor Hist. Surv. Germ. Poetry I. 337 Lessing..set off in frost and snow by the post-waggon..for Kamenz. |