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hanging post

noun

  1. a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanging post1

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

There is another holed stone near by, in Rosemodrass lane, placed head downwards, and it serves for the hanging-post of a gate.

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