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doorpost

[dawr-pohst, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌpoʊst, ˈdoʊr- /


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All 30 men who went to war from the East Yorkshire village gave John Hugill a coin he nailed to his doorpost below a horseshoe.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2017

One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2016

In fine, Baseball again is knocking at the Nation's doorpost.

From Time Magazine Archive

When she nearly walked into the doorpost, he decided that a guiding arm was needed before she broke something.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Something snatched at Coraline, reaching through the closing gap between the door and the doorpost.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman




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