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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

Misha stopped at a clean wooden door with flowers carved into the doorpost.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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


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