post : Idioms & Phrases

• a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.

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• a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be transmitted by mail.

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• noun United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
  Post; C. W. Post.
  

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• noun United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
  Post; C. W. Post.
  

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• noun military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
  GHQ; general headquarters.
  

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• noun a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building
  

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Crown"-post` noun

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1. Same as King-post.

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• adjective satellite totally deaf; unable to hear anything
  unhearing; profoundly deaf; stone-deaf.
  

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• noun United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
  Post; Emily Post.
  

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• noun United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
  Post; Emily Post.
  

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• adjective satellite affecting things past
  retro; retroactive.
  
  • retroactive tax increase
  • an ex-post-facto law
  • retro pay

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• a law which operates by after enactment. The phrase is popularly applied to any law, civil or criminal, which is enacted with a retrospective effect, and with intention to produce that effect; but in its true application, as employed in American law, it relates only to crimes, and signifies a law which retroacts, by way of criminal punishment, upon that which was not a crime before its passage, or which raises the grade of an offense, or renders an act punishable in a more severe manner that it was when committed. Ex post facto laws are held to be contrary to the fundamental principles of a free government, and the States are prohibited from passing such laws by the Constitution of the United States.

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• a guide post bearing an index finger.

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• a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.

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• . (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.

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• adverb from one place or situation to another
  hither and thither.
  
  • we were driven from pillar to post

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• hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. Colloq.

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• a post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, or embankment, etc., at that spot.

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• noun the gatepost on which the gate is hung
  hinging post.
  

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• noun a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
  

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• (Naut.), a piece brought on at the fore side of the main post, to support the transoms.

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• one of the posts which support the crank shaft of a deep-well-boring apparatus.

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• noun post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
  

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King"-post` noun

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1. (Carp.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.

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• one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. Nares. "A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence." Nash.

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Lamp"-post` noun

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1. A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.

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• noun a local branch where postal services are available"
  local post office.
  

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• noun one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded
  weather station.
  

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• . (Arch.) Same as King-post.

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• noun military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
  post.
  
  • this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
  • there is an officer's club on the post

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• noun an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
  foreign mission; mission; missionary station.
  

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• noun the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
  newel.
  

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• noun an elevated post affording a wide view
  lookout.
  

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Oueen"-post` noun

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1. One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post.

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• . See under Paper.

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• noun postal service that handles packages
  

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• that department of the post office concerned with the collection and transmission of parcels.

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• (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.

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• a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier.

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• noun a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)
  

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• an old game at cards, in which each player a hand of three cards. B. Jonson.

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• (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.

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• a mail bag.

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• a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.

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• noun a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
  postcard; postal card; mailing-card.
  

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• noun closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
  

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• a carriage usually with four wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.

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• a day on which the mall arrives or departs.

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• noun a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
  postdoc; postdoctoral.
  
• noun a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
  postdoc.
  

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• noun a commissary on a United States Army post
  PX.
  

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• a hired post horse. Sir H. Wotton.

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• (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post.

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• noun the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
  post hoc.
  

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• noun the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
  post hoc.
  

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• noun a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
  posthole.
  

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• a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in.

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• noun wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
  

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• a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.

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• noun a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
  poster; post horse.
  

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• a horse stationed, intended, or used for the post.

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• hour for posting letters. Dickens.

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• noun an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
  posthouse.
  

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• adjective satellite after noon
  p.m..
  
• adverb between noon and midnight
  P.M..
  
  • let's meet at 8 P.M.

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• a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies.

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Post" note`

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1. (Com.) A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand. Burrill.

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• noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
  box white oak; brash oak; iron oak; Quercus stellata.
  

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• noun a local branch where postal services are available"
  local post office.
  
• noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
  PO; Post Office; United States Post Office.
  
• noun a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
  

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• . (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are received and distributed; a place appointed for attending to all business connected with the mail . (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.

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• noun a road over which mail is carried
  

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• a road or way over which the mail is carried.

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• . (a) A town in which post horses are kept . (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.

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Post-

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1. A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript.

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Post`-ab*do"men noun

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1. (Zoöl.) That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more commonly called abdomen.

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Post"-cap`tain noun

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1. A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse.

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• adjective no longer communist; subsequent to being communistic
  
  • the bank announced its first loan to a post-communist country

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Post"-dis*sei"zin noun

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1. (O. Eng. Law) A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished. Burrill. Tomlins.

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Post`-dis*sei"zor noun

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1. (O. Eng. Law) A person who disseizes another of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor. Blackstone.

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Post"-fine` noun

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1. (O. Eng. Law) A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; -- called also the king's silver.

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• adjective satellite postpaid
  
• adverb having the postage paid by the sender
  post-free.
  
  • I will send it post-paid

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• adverb as fast as possible; with all possible haste
  
  • send it to me post-haste

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• noun a shovel used to sink postholes
  posthole digger.
  

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• noun a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
  poster; post horse.
  

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• noun an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism
  Postimpressionist.
  

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• noun brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface
  

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• noun the state in which women have stopped ovulating
  post-maturity.
  

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• noun the state in which women have stopped ovulating
  post-maturity.
  

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• noun discussion of an event after it has occurred
  postmortem.
  
• noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  postmortem examination; post-mortem; necropsy; postmortem; autopsy; PM.
  

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Post-mor"tem adjective

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1. After death; as, post-mortem rigidity. also, simply post-mortem.; (Fig.) any inquiry after the failure of an enterprise to determine the casue of failure

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• noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  postmortem examination; post-mortem; necropsy; postmortem; autopsy; PM.
  

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Post-o"bit, Post-o"bit bond` noun (Also<

• Post-obit
• Post-obit bond

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1. (Law) A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations. Bouvier.

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• noun a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
  

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Post-o"bit, Post-o"bit bond` noun (Also<

• Post-obit
• Post-obit bond

)

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1. (Law) A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations. Bouvier.

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• noun a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
  letter box; POB; call box; PO Box.
  

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• noun the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
  PO Box No; PO box number; box number.
  

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• adverb having the postage paid by the sender
  post-free.
  
  • I will send it post-paid

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• noun nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation
  

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Post-tem"po*ral adjective

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1. (Anat.) Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes. -- n. A post-temporal bone.

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Post"-tra`gus noun

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1. (Anat.) A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals.

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Post`-tym*pan"ic adjective

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1. (Anat.) Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus.

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• . See Money order, under Money.

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• . See Dry rot, under Dry.

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• noun extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
  Cryptotermes brevis.
  

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Pow"der-post`ed adjective

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1. Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See Dry rot, under Dry. U.S.

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• noun vertical tie post in a roof truss
  

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• (Canals), the post of a lock gate which abuts against the wall.

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• noun mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery
  registered mail.
  

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• . (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pilar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes. Brande & C. (b) In deepwell boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.

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• noun the gatepost against which the gate closes
  

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• (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters, hanging the tiebeam, etc.

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• (Naut.), a post on a dock or shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion of a vessel.

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• . (Mus.) See Sounding post, under Sounding.

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• (Mus.), a small post in a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of the instrument; called also sound post.

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• noun a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)
  

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• a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.

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• (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor or superincumbent wall.

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• noun the gatepost on which the gate is hung
  hinging post.
  

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• (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.

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• noun tall pole supporting telephone wires
  telegraph pole; telephone pole.
  

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• to put off; to delay. Obs. "Why did I, venturously, post off so great a business?" Baxter.

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• to hurry over. Obs. Fuller.

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• to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little delay as possible.

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• to travel, as a post does, by relays of horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses are attached at each stopping place.

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Tool"-post`, Tool"-stock` noun (Also<

• Tool-post
• Tool-stock

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1. (Mach.) The part of a toolrest in which a cutting tool is clamped.

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• noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
  country store; general store.
  

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• noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
  PO; Post Office; United States Post Office.
  

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• noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
  PO; Post Office; United States Post Office.
  

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• a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.

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• noun post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
  

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• a post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped.

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• noun United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
  Post.
  

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• noun the post at the end of a racecourse
  

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• the post, or goal, at the end of a race.

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