headpostn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, post n.¹

Etymology: < head n.¹ + post n.¹ Compare earlier headboard n. Compare also footpost n.²

1. Either of the bedposts at the head of a bed.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > parts of bed > [noun] > bedstead > post

bed-post1598

headpost1730

footpost1731

1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 40 The Head-posts of the Bedsted are to be no higher than just to support a Wainscot Head-board.

1830 Rep. Trial J. F. Knapp 27 He lay with..his head towards the right head post.

1879 S. H. Butcher & A. Lang tr. Homer Odyssey 382 Beginning from this head-post, I wrought at the bedstead till I had finished it.

1906 G. B. H. Swayze Yarb & Cretine xvii. 135 Two soiled beds..separated by one lonely chair standing between their headposts.

1980 J. Kassay Bk. Shaker Furnit. 3/2 This clear-varnished, maple-and-pine bedstead..is double-tenoned into the headpost.

2000 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 15 July r12 Two winged angels..now rest atop the headposts of the Queen Mother's bed at Clarence House.

2. The post nearest to the manger in a stable. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stall

horse-bay1582

trevis1756

box1798

trevis board1833

headpost1844

horse-box1846

stallage1861

feeding-box1883

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. xvi. 125 The travis-boards..pass between the two divisions of the head-post to the wall before the horses' heads.

1916 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 732/2 Medill's saddle was laid on the ground near the headpost of the two horses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headpost
释义	headpostn. Brit. /ˈhɛdpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, post n.¹ Etymology: < head n.¹ + post n.¹ Compare earlier headboard n. Compare also footpost n.² 1. Either of the bedposts at the head of a bed. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > parts of bed > [noun] > bedstead > post bed-post1598 headpost1730 footpost1731 1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 40 The Head-posts of the Bedsted are to be no higher than just to support a Wainscot Head-board. 1830 Rep. Trial J. F. Knapp 27 He lay with..his head towards the right head post. 1879 S. H. Butcher & A. Lang tr. Homer Odyssey 382 Beginning from this head-post, I wrought at the bedstead till I had finished it. 1906 G. B. H. Swayze Yarb & Cretine xvii. 135 Two soiled beds..separated by one lonely chair standing between their headposts. 1980 J. Kassay Bk. Shaker Furnit. 3/2 This clear-varnished, maple-and-pine bedstead..is double-tenoned into the headpost. 2000 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 15 July r12 Two winged angels..now rest atop the headposts of the Queen Mother's bed at Clarence House. 2. The post nearest to the manger in a stable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stall horse-bay1582 trevis1756 box1798 trevis board1833 headpost1844 horse-box1846 stallage1861 feeding-box1883 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. xvi. 125 The travis-boards..pass between the two divisions of the head-post to the wall before the horses' heads. 1916 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 732/2 Medill's saddle was laid on the ground near the headpost of the two horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1730
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