Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Posting-Bills

Before the Great Fire the space for foot-passengers in London was defended by rails and posts; the latter served for theatrical placards and general announcements, which were therefore called posters or posting-bills.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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