angle post
Building
noun
A supporting post positioned at a corner of a timber-framed structure (now chiefly historical ); (also) a connecting post positioned at the angle where two sections of fencing meet.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Peter Nicholson (1765–1844), architectural writer and mathematician.
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