postboys

/ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪz/
noun
  1. Plural of postboy; boys or young men who deliver mail or messages.
    • In the old days, postboys often faced dangerous roads during their deliveries.
    • The museum exhibit showed the uniforms worn by postboys in the 19th century.
    • The postboys gathered at the station to collect the morning mail sacks.
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