post hackney

A hired post-horse. post-haste, a., adv. & 8. A. As adj .: By posting; done with all po ible speed or expedition. (Shakesp.: Othello , i. 1.) B. As adv.: With all po ible haste or expedi tion. ( Shakesp .: Richard II ., i. 4.) C. As subst.: Very great haste in traveling. "Lord George your brother, Norfolk, and myself, In haste, post - haste , are come to join with you." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. III . , ii. 1. post-horn, s. Music : 1. A wind instrument consisting of a simple metal tube, without valves or pistons, blown by postmen. It can hardly be termed a musical instrument. ( Cowper : Table Talk , 32.) 2. A piece of music suitable to, or in imitation of the notes or pa ages of, a post-horn.