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Instrument that accompanied mail, deployed on short trip ultimately
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post horn
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See Position , and cf. Post a pillar.] The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical English) A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach. 2 (context music English) A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The post horn ( also posthorn , post-horn ) is a valveless cylindrical brass instrument with cupped mouthpiece, used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach . It was used especially by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
Usage examples of post horn.
To run into me by accident, and tell me your story about the post horn.
The post horn of one of Lord Stanhope's departing mail-coaches was sounding in Charing Cross as Emilia followed Vilé.
The post horn was based on one played by an angel in an Annunciation.
As everyone swarmed out into the High Street after the 'Post Horn Gallop' and 'Auld Lang Syne', they found a thick layer of snow on the pavements.
On the other hand, if l dress in one of my sale things from Post Horn, they'll think their son is marrying beneath him.
Suddenly a rider right behind Artorius raised an old, dented Roman post horn and blew an alarm.
A courier blew his post horn to warn of his arrival, and another rider grabbed his sack before he even slowed down.