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postillion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Postilion \Pos*til"ion\, n. [F. postillon, It postiglione fr posta post See {Post} a postman.] One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used [Written also {postillion}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: postillion n : someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) [syn: {postilion}]
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