PONY EXPRESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pony express" is a kind of...):

express; express mail (mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system)

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