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Swinging post   /swˈɪŋɪŋ poʊst/   Listen
Swinging post

noun
1.
The gatepost on which the gate is hung.  Synonym: hinging post.






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"Swinging post" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the last day of the Hindoo year. There were fewer gibbet posts erected at Serampore, but we hear that amongst the swingers was one female. A man fell from a stage thirty cubits high and broke his back; and another fell from a swinging post, but was not much hurt. Some days after the first swinging, certain natives revived the ceremonies. As Mr. Ward was passing through Calcutta he saw several Hindoos hanging by the heels over a slow fire, as an act of devotion. Several ...
— The Life of William Carey • George Smith



Words linked to "Swinging post" :   gatepost, hinging post



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