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post chaise

noun

Definition of post chaise

: a carriage usually having a closed body on four wheels and seating two to four persons

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 Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay. — Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, "Adaptations from the chariots to the rose: Yenke Peddler antiques column," 7 Feb. 2018

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1712, in the meaning defined above

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