a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
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Furniture. one of the principal uprights of a piece of furniture, as one supporting a chair back or forming one corner of a chest of drawers. Compare stump(def. 11).
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Papermaking. a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt.
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Horse Racing. a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post.
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the lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane. Compare pole1(def. 4).
a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.
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(in the British military services) either of two bugle calls (first post and last post) giving notice of the time to retire for the night, similar in purpose to the U.S. taps.
post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 in. to 51/4 × 81/4 inches (13 × 20 cm to 131/3 × 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: post 8vo
Origin: 1500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2