Etymology
Origin of posthole
Example Sentences
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His grandfather could reach water with a posthole digger.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
The Swiss Army Gardener: A handy, foldable multi-tool combining a shovel, rake, hoe, hacksaw, pitchfork, pruning shears and posthole digger.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2019
Maynard and Luce recently bought a posthole digger for the tractor, and they are building a corral/handling facility to perform herd health care.
From Time Magazine Archive
General Barco merely dug pits for his oil, once struck seepage with a posthole digger.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new posts were thicker and longer than the old ones, so Finn and Miguel took turns with the posthole digger to widen and deepen the hole.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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