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backpost

noun

Etymology

From back- + post.

  1. derived from postis
  2. derived from post
  3. derived from post
  4. inherited from post
  5. prefixed as backpost — “back + post”

Definitions

  1. A pole or post onto the front of which items to be used are attached.

    • The built-up type of rudder, i.e. the rudder produced by shrinking forged arms on to a backpost, is a very nice example of fabrication without welding.
    • I know one chair company whose product engineer built a backpost boring machine on which all the boring heads are fixed in position.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA