gatepost
Origin of gatepost
1Words Nearby gatepost
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How to use gatepost in a sentence
After a moment Bob dismounted and threw his reins over the gatepost.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeThe blur passed in an instant, and a monster dog wolf lay at the gatepost, relaxing in a spasm of death.
Wells Brothers | Andy AdamsDoes the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”?
The Dover Road | Charles G. HarperAlready, as he rode out of the yard, a gatepost and a tree shone spectrally.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) BlackmoreHe sprang down and looped the reins round a gatepost when they reached the winding drive which led up to The Larches.
The League of the Leopard | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for gatepost
/ (ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst) /
the post on which a gate is hung
the post to which a gate is fastened when closed
between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially
logic another name for turnstile (def. 3)
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