doorpost

C2 Topic:House & Home
US /ˈdɔrˌpoʊst/ UK /ˈdɔːpəʊst/
noun Freq #157906

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; doorjamb.

    In every house a he-lamb was to be slain, and its blood to be sprinkled on the doorposts of the house.

Etymology

From door + post.

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