When we lost our cat, we 'posted' (up) signs all over the neighborhood asking if people had seen him.
a horse's 'post position' [=the position of a horse in the line of horses at the start of a race]
No matter what happens, do not abandon your 'post'. [=do not leave your assigned area]
(..) Good-bye. Horse-trading? The army's requisitioned the lot from the German Hospital. Waiting to arrange shipment to the US military post at Havana harbor. They can't be persuaded to part with a lousy hundred bindles or so? The army would never miss 'em. Not for love or money. (..)2014 TvShow: The Knick Title: The Golden Lotus Season: 1 Episode 9