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finger post

American  

noun

  1. a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.

finger post British  

noun

  1. a signpost showing a pointing finger or hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of finger post

First recorded in 1775–85

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