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ˈdoor-cheek Now north. dial.
[cheek n. 9.]
One of the side-posts of a door; a door-post.
1535Coverdale Isa. vi. 3 The geastes and dorechekes moued at their crienge. 1601Holland Pliny II. 313 The side posts or dore cheeks of any house. 1612–15Bp. Hall Contempl. O. T. viii. i, The destroying angel sees the doore-cheekes of the Israelites sprinkled with red. 1818Scott Hrt. Midl. x, ‘I daur ye..to name sic a word at my door-check!’ 1855E. Waugh Lanc. Life (1857) 198 A hale old man..leaned against the door-cheek. |