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posthorn

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

EtymologyOpphav

av post (IV)the post, mail · the post office · the postal service from post (IV)the post, mail · the post office · the postal service

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. om eldre forhold: signalhorn som ble brukt for å varsle om at postbudet var klar til å levere og ta imot post in former times: a signal horn sounded to announce that the postman was ready to deliver and collect mail
  2. embleman emblem, a badge for postverket i mange land an emblememblem of the postal service in many countries