伝てん馬ま

noun

post horse; relay horse

Historical term for a horse used in the relay system for official messengers and goods during the Edo period and earlier. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、伝てん馬まは宿しゅく場ば町まちで次つぎの馬うまに引ひき継つがれた。

  In the Edo period, post horses were relayed at post stations.