side postn.
/ˈsʌɪd pəʊst/, U.S. /ˈsaɪd ˌpoʊst/ 1. Either of the two upright parts of a door frame; a doorpost.Frequently with reference to the marking of the doorposts of the Israelites' houses with the blood of a lamb in Exodus 12 (see quot. 1535).
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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
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xii. 22 Stryke it vpon the vpper poste and vpon the two syde postes [Heb. mĕzūzōṯ; similarly 1572 and 1611].
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xv. 515 Sticke the same [yron naile] to the lintle or side post of a dore.
1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 140 The striking of its Blood upon the Side-posts of their Houses.
1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. vi. 635 Striking the blood on the side-posts.
1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire ii. xi. 562 Prepare to slay the chosen lamb, and sprinkle its blood on the side-posts and on the lintel.
1874 J. Ruskin Val D'Arno 217 I intended..to have insisted, at some length, on the decoration of the lintel and side-posts.
1920 L. Brink tr. J. Sadger Sleep Walking & Moon Walking ii. 66 The door of Lena's room stood open and she appeared upon the threshold and leaned against the side post.
1999 Times 13 May 45/4 Evans allows him to pose at an open door with his hands placed bravely against the side-posts.
2. Building. Either of two posts supporting a roof at or towards one side of it; spec. = queen post n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > posts
pendant1359
pendant-post1359
side post1625
crown post1663
king piece1663
king post1669
hip pole1783
queen post1797
king1811
queen1811
middle post1819
ashlar-piece1869
wall-post1871
pendentive1893
1625 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 197 The sydepostes of ye roofe.
1797 P. Nicholson Carpenter & Joiner's Assistant lxxvii. 66 Fix the side posts l k and h g, under the purlines B, b.
?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 538/2 Fig. 3. shews a truss posted roof, with a king post and a pair of side posts on each side of the king post.
1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 427 Side-posts in a roof-truss, are posts placed in pairs at an equal distance from the middle.
1862 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 6) 200 The vaulting-shafts or half pillars..carrying either the ribs of the vault, or the side posts of the open timber roof.
1919 Engin. News-Record 9 Oct. 702/1 Both arch truss and three-hinged arch ribs used as roof which is supported on light framed side posts.
2001 P. Glover Building Surv. (ed. 4) (Gloss.) 262 King post roof truss, traditional design with central post (Queen post has two side posts).
3. Sport. Either of the two upright posts of a goal; = goalpost n. 2.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ground > goal-post or bar
goal1577
goalpost1842
crossbar1857
goal bar1862
side post1863
stick1876
bar1882
upright1910
1863 Bell's Life in London 21 Nov. (Suppl.) 1/4 If the ball is touched down behind the goal line and beyond the line of the side posts, the free kick shall be from the 25 yards post.
1902 Inlander Oct. 21/2 The side posts should project several feet above the crossbar.
1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Apr. 25 The scoring system allows..one point for a ball between the side posts.
2013 B. K. Swain Curious Habits Man 31 The vertical side posts..are separated by a distance of eighteen and a half feet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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