Samson's postn.

Forms: Also 1800s Samson-, Sampson-post.

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < the genitive of the name of Samson (see Samson n.) + post n.¹; partly (in β. forms) < the name of Samson (see Samson n.) + post n.¹ Probably named in allusion to Judges 16:29.

†1. A kind of mousetrap (see quot. 1623). Obsolete.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > mouse-trap

mousefalleOE

stockc1175

mouse stocka1225

mousecatcha1382

mousetrap1440

Samson's post1577

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for vermin

falleOE

mousefalleOE

stockc1175

mouse stocka1225

mousecatcha1382

mousetrap1440

rat trap1469

Samson's post1577

whipa1589

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. vi. f. 107^v/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I [Halifax gibbet] Which being drawne vp to the top of the frame is there fastned with a woodden pinne, (the one ende set on a peece of woode,..& the other ende being let into the blocke, holding the Axe, with a notche made into the same after the maner of a Sampsons post).

1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) vii. sig. P4^v There is none [i.e. no mousetrap] better than a Samsons Post: which is a flat Couer or Roofe supported by a triangular Pillar or Prop, whose three sides doe so hold one by another, through the weight of the Roofe, that the loosing of one is the loosing of all: and so the Prop failing the Roofe falleth.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Sampson's-posts, a mouse-trap. [Described.]

figurative.1593 G. Harvey New Let. in Wks. (1884) I. 262 Croatia may learne to be prouident in Triumph; which hath often fealt the ioyfulnesse of a Sampsons post.

a. Nautical. A strong pillar or stanchion passing through the hold of a merchant-ship, or between the decks of a man-of-war; also, in a whaling vessel, a strong post, firmly fixed in the deck, to which the fluke-rope may be fastened.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > bitts or Samson post

bitta1614

Samson's post1769

riding bitt1794

loggerhead1840

strongback1867

snubbing-post1875

snub-post1875

Samson bar1889

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Samsons-post, a sort of pillar erected in a ship's hold..under the edge of a hatchway, and furnished with..notches that serve as steps.

1860 Illustr. London News 29 Sept. 285/3 The schooner was showing a white light on the sampson-post.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Samson-post.

b. Oil-mining. (See quot. 1881.)

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society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > drilling equipment > other parts of drilling equipment

Samson's post1865

stand1913

thribble1932

kelly1934

1865 Harper's Mag. Apr. 573/2 The walking-beam is a heavy horizontal piece of timber, supported in the centre by a Samson-post.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 172 Sampson-post, an upright post which supports the walking-beam, communicating motion from the engine to a deep-boring apparatus.

1960 C. Gatlin Petroleum Engin. iv. 45/1 The walking beam is supported by the sampson post, and imparts the reciprocating motion to the drilling line.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	samsons post
释义	Samson's postn. Forms: Also 1800s Samson-, Sampson-post. Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < the genitive of the name of Samson (see Samson n.) + post n.¹; partly (in β. forms) < the name of Samson (see Samson n.) + post n.¹ Probably named in allusion to Judges 16:29. †1. A kind of mousetrap (see quot. 1623). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > mouse-trap mousefalleOE stockc1175 mouse stocka1225 mousecatcha1382 mousetrap1440 Samson's post1577 the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for vermin falleOE mousefalleOE stockc1175 mouse stocka1225 mousecatcha1382 mousetrap1440 rat trap1469 Samson's post1577 whipa1589 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. vi. f. 107^v/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I [Halifax gibbet] Which being drawne vp to the top of the frame is there fastned with a woodden pinne, (the one ende set on a peece of woode,..& the other ende being let into the blocke, holding the Axe, with a notche made into the same after the maner of a Sampsons post). 1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) vii. sig. P4^v There is none [i.e. no mousetrap] better than a Samsons Post: which is a flat Couer or Roofe supported by a triangular Pillar or Prop, whose three sides doe so hold one by another, through the weight of the Roofe, that the loosing of one is the loosing of all: and so the Prop failing the Roofe falleth. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Sampson's-posts, a mouse-trap. [Described.] figurative.1593 G. Harvey New Let. in Wks. (1884) I. 262 Croatia may learne to be prouident in Triumph; which hath often fealt the ioyfulnesse of a Sampsons post. 2. a. Nautical. A strong pillar or stanchion passing through the hold of a merchant-ship, or between the decks of a man-of-war; also, in a whaling vessel, a strong post, firmly fixed in the deck, to which the fluke-rope may be fastened. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > bitts or Samson post bitta1614 Samson's post1769 riding bitt1794 loggerhead1840 strongback1867 snubbing-post1875 snub-post1875 Samson bar1889 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Samsons-post, a sort of pillar erected in a ship's hold..under the edge of a hatchway, and furnished with..notches that serve as steps. 1860 Illustr. London News 29 Sept. 285/3 The schooner was showing a white light on the sampson-post. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Samson-post. b. Oil-mining. (See quot. 1881.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > drilling equipment > other parts of drilling equipment Samson's post1865 stand1913 thribble1932 kelly1934 1865 Harper's Mag. Apr. 573/2 The walking-beam is a heavy horizontal piece of timber, supported in the centre by a Samson-post. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 172 Sampson-post, an upright post which supports the walking-beam, communicating motion from the engine to a deep-boring apparatus. 1960 C. Gatlin Petroleum Engin. iv. 45/1 The walking beam is supported by the sampson post, and imparts the reciprocating motion to the drilling line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577
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