Footpost
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bedpost at the foot of a bed.
- 2 A messenger who travels on foot. historical
"[…] at which place, between six and seven in the morning, it was shouldered by the Framley footpost messenger, and in due course delivered at the Framley Parsonage […]"
Example
More examples"[…] at which place, between six and seven in the morning, it was shouldered by the Framley footpost messenger, and in due course delivered at the Framley Parsonage […]"
Etymology
From foot + post.
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