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post chaise

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post chaise
n.
A closed, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage, formerly used to transport mail and passengers.

post chaise
n
a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn coach used as a rapid means for transporting mail and passengers in the 18th and 19th centuries
[from post3 + chaise]
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Noun1.post chaisepost chaise - closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses


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Reviewing his impressions of the recent battle, picturing pleasantly to himself the impression his news of a victory would create, or recalling the send-off given him by the commander in chief and his fellow officers, Prince Andrew was galloping along in a post chaise enjoying the feelings of a man who has at length begun to attain a long-desired happiness.
 
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