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ˈprick-post
[f. prick n. + post n.1]
(See quot. 1842–76.)
1587Harrison England ii. xii. (1877) i. 233 In the open..countries they are inforced for want of stuffe to vse no studs at all, but onlie franke posts, raisins, beames, prickeposts, groundsels,..and such principals. 1663Gerbier Counsel 67 Prick post seven inches one way. 1703Moxon Mech. Exerc. 163 Prick-Posts, Posts that are framed into Bressummers, between Principal-Posts, for the strengthning of the Carcass. 1776G. Semple Building in Water 115 The Prick-posts..are designed to shorten the bearing. 1842–76Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Prick Post, the same as a Queen Post of a roof. Also the posts in a wooden building placed between the principal posts at the corners. Also the posts framed into the breast⁓summer, between the principal posts, for strengthening the carcass of a house. |