Postboy vs Postbox – What’s the difference?

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Postboy vs Postbox - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between postboy and postbox is that postboy is (historical) a male postilion while postbox is .

postboy

English

Noun

(en noun )

  • (historical) A male postilion.
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  • A boy who carries letters from the post.

    • postbox

    English

    Noun

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