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doorpost

noun

Etymology

From door + post.

  1. derived from postis
  2. derived from post
  3. derived from post
  4. inherited from post
  5. compounded as doorpost — “door + post”

Definitions

  1. Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel

    Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; doorjamb.

    • In every house a he-lamb was to be slain, and its blood to be sprinkled on the doorposts of the house.

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