prick-post

[ prik-pohst ]

/ ˈprɪkˌpoʊst /

noun

(in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.

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Origin of prick-post

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby prick-post

prichard, prick, prick song, prick up one's ears, prick-eared, prick-post, pricker, pricket, pricking, prickle, prickle cell