heel postn.

Brit.

/ˈhiːl pəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhil ˌpoʊst/

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

Etymology: < heel n.¹ + post n.¹

1. The post to which a gate is attached and about which it swings; spec. the post to which a lock gate on a canal, etc., is attached, a quoin post.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > gate-post

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gate-cheek1513

gatepost1522

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post1662

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impost1730

clapping-post1792

hanging-post1792

heel post1802

hanging-stile1823

stay1869

shutting posta1877

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post

postOE

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by-post1535

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side post1535

pier1665

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heel post1802

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shutting posta1877

hanging-head1888

1802 J. McEvoy Statist. Surv. County Tyrone App. 22 There have been instances of trees falling in to answer for heel-posts for the gate.

1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. ii. 6 The joint between the heel-post and hollow quoin is made watertight by the gate being..worked backwards and forwards.

1874 Dundee Courier & Argus 6 Oct. The south leaf has since been raised up for repairs, and on examination it was found that the bottom of the heel post was considerably damaged.

1935 Times 2 Sept. 15/3 The heel post of the gate is so attached to the gate post that it hangs out of the perpendicular, so that the gate is self-closing.

1953 Irish Times 14 Nov. 7/5 A new heel post of good old Irish oak or a bit of planking to mend a lock, and all is well for another hundred years!

2004 M. Crossman & J. Simm Man. Use of Timber in Coastal & River Engin. viii. 190 A strut member will be placed in a line diagonal from the bottom of the heel post to the top corner of the mitre post to prevent the gate from distorting.

2. The outer post which supports a stall partition in a stable.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable > barrier in stable > support for

heel post1833

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. 381 A strong post, called the heel-post, or stable-post, six inches square, and seven or eight feet long,..is firmly fixed by ramming round its lower end with earth and stones.

1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 58 Additional security may be given to the heel-post..by nailing on to it slabs of timber.

1903 Amer. Architect & Building News 16 May 54/1 Plain wooden divisions without the ramp should be 4 feet 6 inches high at the heel-post, and 7 feet at the head.

1991 C. Powell Stables & Stable Blocks 18/2 Stall partition heel-posts were not to be too tall, to avoid head injuries.

†3. Shipbuilding. The post which supports a propeller shaft at the outer end, nearest the screw. Obsolete.

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1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Heel-post, the post which supports, at the outer end, the propelling screw of a steam vessel.

1903 Engineering 6 Feb. 189/1 The friction of propeller shafts in their heel-post bearings have been ascertained for different speeds.

1914 Marine Rev. July 248/1 From this heel-post, there is a center girder supporting the propeller brackets and the rudder post.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heel post
释义	heel postn. Brit. /ˈhiːl pəʊst/, U.S. /ˈhil ˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, post n.¹ Etymology: < heel n.¹ + post n.¹ 1. The post to which a gate is attached and about which it swings; spec. the post to which a lock gate on a canal, etc., is attached, a quoin post. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > gate-post postela1225 gate-cheek1513 gatepost1522 shaft1522 post1662 pier1665 impost1730 clapping-post1792 hanging-post1792 heel post1802 hanging-stile1823 stay1869 shutting posta1877 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post postOE postela1225 door-treec1300 durnc1325 puncheon1519 by-post1535 door-cheek1535 doorpost1535 side post1535 pier1665 impost1730 hanging-post1792 heel post1802 hanging-stile1823 door-jamb1836 shutting posta1877 hanging-head1888 1802 J. McEvoy Statist. Surv. County Tyrone App. 22 There have been instances of trees falling in to answer for heel-posts for the gate. 1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. ii. 6 The joint between the heel-post and hollow quoin is made watertight by the gate being..worked backwards and forwards. 1874 Dundee Courier & Argus 6 Oct. The south leaf has since been raised up for repairs, and on examination it was found that the bottom of the heel post was considerably damaged. 1935 Times 2 Sept. 15/3 The heel post of the gate is so attached to the gate post that it hangs out of the perpendicular, so that the gate is self-closing. 1953 Irish Times 14 Nov. 7/5 A new heel post of good old Irish oak or a bit of planking to mend a lock, and all is well for another hundred years! 2004 M. Crossman & J. Simm Man. Use of Timber in Coastal & River Engin. viii. 190 A strut member will be placed in a line diagonal from the bottom of the heel post to the top corner of the mitre post to prevent the gate from distorting. 2. The outer post which supports a stall partition in a stable. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable > barrier in stable > support for heel post1833 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. 381 A strong post, called the heel-post, or stable-post, six inches square, and seven or eight feet long,..is firmly fixed by ramming round its lower end with earth and stones. 1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 58 Additional security may be given to the heel-post..by nailing on to it slabs of timber. 1903 Amer. Architect & Building News 16 May 54/1 Plain wooden divisions without the ramp should be 4 feet 6 inches high at the heel-post, and 7 feet at the head. 1991 C. Powell Stables & Stable Blocks 18/2 Stall partition heel-posts were not to be too tall, to avoid head injuries. †3. Shipbuilding. The post which supports a propeller shaft at the outer end, nearest the screw. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Heel-post, the post which supports, at the outer end, the propelling screw of a steam vessel. 1903 Engineering 6 Feb. 189/1 The friction of propeller shafts in their heel-post bearings have been ascertained for different speeds. 1914 Marine Rev. July 248/1 From this heel-post, there is a center girder supporting the propeller brackets and the rudder post. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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