doorpost

[ dawr-pohst, dohr- ]

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noun

doorjamb.

Origin of doorpost

First recorded in 1525–35; door + post¹

Words Nearby doorpost

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How to use doorpost in a sentence

The arrow on the doorpost that the singer sees when the song begins is a sign.
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Leaning against the doorpost as though dozing, the old woman stared in the direction of the tavern.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan Turgenev
A man was sitting on the steps, leaning against the doorpost.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross | Alice B. Emerson
The long mud nest is built upright, often in the angle of a doorpost or panel; and always added to, and entered from, below.
At Last | Charles Kingsley
He left the doorpost, straightened his bowed back, and laid a hand on the wooden latch.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

“It would be well to make the effort,” he said gently, looking over his shoulder at her as she leaned against the doorpost.
The Road to Frontenac | Samuel Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for doorpost

doorpost

/ (ˈdɔːˌpəʊst) /

noun

another name for doorjamb

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