[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

post \post\, n. as., fr. l. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to
   place. see position, and cf. 4th post.
   1. a piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed,
      or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially
      when intended as a stay or support to something else; a
      pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a
      house.
      1913 webster

            they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
            two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the
            houses.                               --ex. xii. 7.
      1913 webster

            then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders
            bore,
            the gates of azza, post and massy bar. --milton.
      1913 webster

            unto his order he was a noble post.   --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   note: post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is
         used in composition, in such words as king-post,
         queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.
         1913 webster

   2. the doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were
      chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
      obs.
      1913 webster

            when god sends coin
            i will discharge your post.           --s. rowlands.
      1913 webster

   from pillar to post. see under pillar.

   knight of the post. see under knight.

   post hanger mach., a bearing for a revolving shaft,
      adapted to be fastened to a post.

   post hole, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post
      in.

   post mill, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole
      fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the
      ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of
      the wind varies.

   post and stall coal mining, a mode of working in which
      pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
      1913 webster
see also:
position post from pillar to post pillar knight of the post knight 
post hanger post hole post mill post and stall 

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