单词 | clapping-post |
释义 | > as lemmasclapping-post clapping-post n. the post against which a gate closes (cf. clap v.1 3, 4) (obsolete or dialect). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > gate-post postela1225 gate-cheek1513 gatepost1522 shaft1522 post1662 pier1665 impost1730 clapping-post1792 hanging-post1792 heel post1802 hanging-stile1823 stay1869 shutting posta1877 1792 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 385 It was..put..down for a clapping-post. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Clapping-post, the smaller of a pair of gate~posts, against which the gate closes. East. < as lemmas |
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