post-boat

[ pohst-boht ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌboʊt /

noun British.

mailboat.

Origin of post-boat

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby post-boat

post-and-beam construction, post-and-rail fence, post-and-rail tea, post-bag, post-bellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, post-colonial, post-consumer, post-cyclic, post-fact

Example sentences from the Web for post-boat

  • The post-boat lay in her old berth at the eastern jetty, her mainsail set and her twin giants spitting over the rail.

    The Riddle of the Sands |Erskine Childers

  • It was the post-boat of that desolate rock, fetching letters from the mainland, and ready to receive them from Denmark.

    The Bondman |Hall Caine

  • The twins (for such they proved to be) were most benignant giants, and asked us aboard the post-boat galliot for a chat.

    The Riddle of the Sands |Erskine Childers

  • This evening at sunset I start in the post-boat for the mainland, on my way to the place of Juliet's tomb—Verona.

    Pencillings by the Way |N. Parker Willis