high postadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ pəʊst/,

/ˌhʌɪ ˈpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˌpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., post n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + post n.¹

A. adj.

U.S. Designating a bed that has a tall upright post at each corner, often for the support of a canopy or curtains. Cf. four-post adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [adjective]

softOE

high post1809

four-posta1818

unslept1864

queen-size1959

orthopaedic1976

1809 National Intelligencer & Washington Advertiser 3 Apr. (advt.) Mahogany furniture, consisting of..Bureaus and Wash Stands, High post Bedsteads, Side Boards, &c.

1882 Harper's Bazar 16 Sept. 583/2 A patchwork quilt then became indissolubly associated with high-post beds, small windows, a sloping roof, and a stuffy best-room smell.

1920 L. W. Aldrich Crowding Memories xvii. 192 Our vision concentrated itself on the wonderfully carved high post bedstead, with its canopy, quilt, and curtains of cardinal red wool.

1995 Hist. Archaeol. 29 49/2 The Whites' bedchamber contained..two high-post beds and their assorted linens.

B. n.

1. U.S. A bed that has a tall upright post at each corner, often for the support of a canopy or curtains. Cf. four-poster n. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > other types of bed

childbed1568

plank bed1584

table bed1633

earth-bed1637

pigeon-hole bed1685

box-bed1693

barbecue1697

plaid bedc1710

bed of state1713

pallet1839

high post1842

rocker1854

wire bed1882

lit bateau1895

string cot1895

sleigh bed1902

orthopaedic bed1943

high-low bed1956

futon1959

bateau lit1983

1842 C. Mathews Career Puffer Hopkins vii. 57 I'd know whether they slept in trundle-bedsteads or high-posts.

1850 Littell's Living Age 23 Mar. 563/1 Mine host says—‘When you feel like laying down you can take that bed,’ pointing to the ‘high post’.

1911 E. Singleton Furniture iii. 173 Though the French beds and sofa-beds were fashionable.., the high-post and field-bed had not gone out of favor.

1984 K. D. Klavan Amer. Period Interiors in Miniature iii. 115 High posts with testers wore hangings like those of the colonial period.

2. Basketball. The area of the court near the free-throw line on either side of the free-throw lane. Also: an offensive position broadly corresponding to this area. Cf. post n.¹ 9.Earliest in attributive use.

ΚΠ

1955 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 1 Dec. 37/4 Nagle has been using Shauer in Rand's old high post position at the free throw line.

1968 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 29 Jan. 20/2 Wooden uses him at high post, but Lacey said that he is a better player from the corner.

1980 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 6 Mar. b5/4 He plays the high post in our offense. If the other team plays him up, it leaves people open on the baseline. If they let him go, he'll take the open shot.

2004 Sporting News 29 Nov. 53/3 The offense..is designed to bring the center and the forward into the high post, where they can pass and get open jumpers on pick-and-rolls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high post
释义	high postadj.n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ pəʊst/, /ˌhʌɪ ˈpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., post n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + post n.¹ A. adj. U.S. Designating a bed that has a tall upright post at each corner, often for the support of a canopy or curtains. Cf. four-post adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [adjective] softOE high post1809 four-posta1818 unslept1864 queen-size1959 orthopaedic1976 1809 National Intelligencer & Washington Advertiser 3 Apr. (advt.) Mahogany furniture, consisting of..Bureaus and Wash Stands, High post Bedsteads, Side Boards, &c. 1882 Harper's Bazar 16 Sept. 583/2 A patchwork quilt then became indissolubly associated with high-post beds, small windows, a sloping roof, and a stuffy best-room smell. 1920 L. W. Aldrich Crowding Memories xvii. 192 Our vision concentrated itself on the wonderfully carved high post bedstead, with its canopy, quilt, and curtains of cardinal red wool. 1995 Hist. Archaeol. 29 49/2 The Whites' bedchamber contained..two high-post beds and their assorted linens. B. n. 1. U.S. A bed that has a tall upright post at each corner, often for the support of a canopy or curtains. Cf. four-poster n. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > other types of bed childbed1568 plank bed1584 table bed1633 earth-bed1637 pigeon-hole bed1685 box-bed1693 barbecue1697 plaid bedc1710 bed of state1713 pallet1839 high post1842 rocker1854 wire bed1882 lit bateau1895 string cot1895 sleigh bed1902 orthopaedic bed1943 high-low bed1956 futon1959 bateau lit1983 1842 C. Mathews Career Puffer Hopkins vii. 57 I'd know whether they slept in trundle-bedsteads or high-posts. 1850 Littell's Living Age 23 Mar. 563/1 Mine host says—‘When you feel like laying down you can take that bed,’ pointing to the ‘high post’. 1911 E. Singleton Furniture iii. 173 Though the French beds and sofa-beds were fashionable.., the high-post and field-bed had not gone out of favor. 1984 K. D. Klavan Amer. Period Interiors in Miniature iii. 115 High posts with testers wore hangings like those of the colonial period. 2. Basketball. The area of the court near the free-throw line on either side of the free-throw lane. Also: an offensive position broadly corresponding to this area. Cf. post n.¹ 9.Earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1955 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 1 Dec. 37/4 Nagle has been using Shauer in Rand's old high post position at the free throw line. 1968 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 29 Jan. 20/2 Wooden uses him at high post, but Lacey said that he is a better player from the corner. 1980 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 6 Mar. b5/4 He plays the high post in our offense. If the other team plays him up, it leaves people open on the baseline. If they let him go, he'll take the open shot. 2004 Sporting News 29 Nov. 53/3 The offense..is designed to bring the center and the forward into the high post, where they can pass and get open jumpers on pick-and-rolls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1809
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