DCHP-3

post-house

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1†n. — Hist.

one of a number of government-licensed inns equipped with livery and a fixed tariff of rates per mile for hire of horses by travellers.

Quotations

1778
It is His Excellency the Governor's pleasure, that Post-houses be established by Lorette, Champigny, St. Ange and the upper Concessions of St. Augustin, in order to avoid the inconveniences which attend travelling the lower road by Cap-rouge.
1923
. . . earlier when Kingston was still a fur trading post . . . a line of post-houses extended from Quebec to Montreal and the water route between the latter and Toronto was accomplished in Government bateaux. . .
2n. — Fur Trade

Fur Trade the manager's house at a post.

See: post

Quotations

1913
When on our former trip to the country, we usually slept aboard the yacht or at the post houses, consequently we were not brought into such close touch with the dogs as on this occasion.
1942
Sick natives must get to the post-house before August and wait until the little boat brings him.