heelposts
plural of heelpost
• lost sheep, pestholes
Source: Wiktionary
Heel"post`, n.
1. (Naut.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
2. (Carp.)
Definition: The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
3. (Engineering)
Definition: The quoin post of a lock gate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
