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POSTHOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posthole mean?
• POSTHOLE (noun)
The noun POSTHOLE has 1 sense:
1. a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
Familiarity information: POSTHOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
post hole; posthole
Hypernyms ("posthole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
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