doorpost en · NOUN
Etymology
From door + post.
Meanings
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Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; a doorjamb.
In every house a he-lamb was to be slain, and its blood to be sprinkled on the doorposts of the house.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doorposts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| door post | alternative | lexicographic | |
| door-post | alternative, dated | lexicographic |