samson post
noun
often capitalized S
1
a
: a post resting on the keelson and supporting a deck beam of a ship
b
: a post for use in securing a cable (as the anchor cable)
c
: king post sense 2
2
: an upright post that supports the walking beam in an oil derrick
3
: a heavy timber with a chain and hook used for moving logs
Word History
Etymology
after Samson, judge of Israel; probably from his pulling down the pillars of the palace of the Philistines, Judges 16:25–30
- make out like a bandit
- make over
- make port
- make progress
- make public
- make quick work of
- make redundant
- make reference to
- make sail
- make sense
- make sense of
- make shift
- make short work of
- make short/quick/light work of
- make so bold
- make some allowance for
- make someone (want to) puke
- make someone an honest woman
- make someone feel (right) at home
- make someone feel at home
- make someone feel right at home
- make someone puke
- make someone want to puke
- make someone wise to
- make someone's blood boil