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tree post

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noun

  1. king post.

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Any decided line behind me would be very advantageous to my adversary, such as the trunk of a tree, post, &c.; even an elevated light or dark ground behind me is unadvisable.

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

Any decided line behind me would be very advantageous to my adversary, such as the trunk of a tree, post, etcetera, even an elevated light or dark ground behind me is inadvisable.

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

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