fencepost en · NOUN
Etymology
From fence + post.
Meanings
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A post which helps hold up a fence.
Reversing the car I got the headlights on the bird sitting on the roadside fencepost to reveal a Powerful Owl imperiously staring back at us.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fenceposts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fence-post | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fence post | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fencepost problem · fencepost error
Translations (20)
nn gjerdepåle (post holding up a fence) · nn gjerdestolpe (post holding up a fence) · fr pieu (post holding up a fence) · sv staketstolpe (post holding up a fence) · la vacerra (post holding up a fence) · nn gjerdestolpe (post holding up a fence) · fi aitaseiväs (post holding up a fence) · mi pou taiepa (post holding up a fence) · da hegnspæl (post holding up a fence) · fi aidanseiväs (post holding up a fence) · fi aitapylväs (post holding up a fence) · fo stika (post holding up a fence) · fr poteau de clôture (post holding up a fence) · fi aidantolppa (post holding up a fence) · de Zaunpfahl (post holding up a fence) · nn gjerdepåle (post holding up a fence) · fo hegnpeli (post holding up a fence) · mi turi (post holding up a fence) · fi aitatolppa (post holding up a fence) · fi aidanpylväs (post holding up a fence)