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SHUTTING POST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shutting post mean?
• SHUTTING POST (noun)
The noun SHUTTING POST has 1 sense:
1. the gatepost against which the gate closes
Familiarity information: SHUTTING POST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The gatepost against which the gate closes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shutting post" is a kind of...):
gatepost (either of two posts that bound a gate)
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