WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•hole
(pōst′hōl′),USA pronunciation n.
- Archaeology, Buildinga hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- Archaeologyan excavated hole showing by its shape and by the remains of wood or other debris that it was once filled by a post.
- post1 + hole 1695–1705
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