doorsill

[ dawr-sil, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌsɪl, ˈdoʊr- /

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noun

the sill of a doorway.

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Origin of doorsill

First recorded in 1555–65; door + sill

Words nearby doorsill

doorpiece, doorplate, doorpost, door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door

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How to use doorsill in a sentence

"That's the program," replied the leading boy; and with these words he immediately crossed the doorsill.
Fred Fenton on the Track|Allen Chapman
Five minutes later he stumbled across his own doorsill, calling his wife's name.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
Its doorsill lay even with the pavement, inviting custom by an easy access, while repelling it by its squalor.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877.|Various
There is a movable doorsill, out of which a small hole is often cut to admit of entrance and exit for the dogs and cats.
Village Life in China|Arthur H. Smith

As I approached, wading ankle-deep in muck that reached to the doorsill, two pigs scampered out through the opposite door.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart

British Dictionary definitions for doorsill

doorsill

/ (ˈdɔːˌsɪl) /

noun

a horizontal member of wood, stone, etc, forming the bottom of a doorframe

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