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
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
Something snatched at Coraline, reaching through the closing gap between the door and the doorpost.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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