fence post
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fence post
First recorded in 1790–95
Example Sentences
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It was the woman in the crowd by the entrance, leaning on a rustic fence post, barfing up a whole lot of apples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A wooden fence post has gone from about $6 to as much as $19.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Affixed to a fence post, it displayed the house’s name: Somewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
The stake you put at planting time should be very robust, such as a steel fence post, or 1-inch by 1-inch wooden stake with an installed height of five feet.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
It dislodged a pebble, scattered dry grass, and scurried along a fallen fence post.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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