doorpost
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of doorpost
Example Sentences
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All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2017
One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2016
In fine, Baseball again is knocking at the Nation's doorpost.
From Time Magazine Archive
He lounged against the doorpost as the others gathered around the big table.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
We kiss the mezuzah that is on the doorpost, not hidden, and we enter their house, where we are greeted by my mother’s sister and brother—Tía Mazal and Tío Yehuda.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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