2. (Carp.) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Engineering) The quoin post of a lock gate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
heelpost — /heel pohst /, n. a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged. [1840 50; HEEL1 + POST1] * * * … Universalium
heelpost — /ˈhilpoʊst/ (say heelpohst) noun a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the heel or end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged …
heelpost — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a post to which a gate or door is hinged 2. : the outer post of a stall partition in a stable * * * /heel pohst /, n. a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or… … Useful english dictionary
