POSTHOLE

posthole, post hole

(noun) a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

posthole (plural postholes)

(archaeology) A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.

Verb

posthole (third-person singular simple present postholes, present participle postholing, simple past and past participle postholed)

To sink one's legs deep into snow while walking.

Anagrams

• pot holes, pot-holes, potholes

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21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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