Associations to the word «Postillion»

Wiktionary

POSTILLION, noun. Alternative spelling of postilion

Dictionary definition

POSTILLION, noun. Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke