KNIGHT OF THE POST

Definition: KNIGHT OF THE POST

KNIGHT OF THE POST

1. One who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. ``A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.'' --Nash.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definitions: KNIGHT OF THE POST

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Knight of the Post A man in the pillory, or that has been tied to a whipping-post, is jestingly so called. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang in 1811	KNIGHT OF THE POST. A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Anagrams: KNIGHT OF THE POST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-f-g-h-h-i-k-n-o-o-p-s-t-t-t"
	-3 letters: photosetting.
	-4 letters: potshotting.
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