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PONY EXPRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pony express mean?
• PONY EXPRESS (noun)
The noun PONY EXPRESS has 1 sense:
1. express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860
Familiarity information: PONY EXPRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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