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doorpost

American  
[dawr-pohst, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌpoʊst, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

  1. doorjamb.

doorpost British  
/ ˈdɔːˌpəʊst /

noun

  1. another name for doorjamb

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Etymology

Origin of doorpost

First recorded in 1525–35; door + post 1

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

I picked at the doorpost with a fingernail and a long splinter the size of my palm peeled away with little resistance.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

There, unbelievably, was Nathaniel Eaton, the captain’s son, leaning easily against the doorpost, with that well-remembered mocking smile in his blue eyes.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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