footpost en · NOUN
Etymology
From foot + post.
Meanings
- A bedpost at the foot of a bed.
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(historical) A messenger who travels on foot.
[…] 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 […]
1860, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| footposts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |