subs. (old legal).—See quot. [The old Exchequer Court is now merged in the High Court of Justice, but the appointments are still made.]
1765–9. BLACKSTONE, Commentaries, III. iii. Note. In the courts of exchequer, two of the most experienced barristers, called the post-man and the TUB-MAN (from the places in which they sit), have also a precedence in motions.
