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sam′son post′, (sometimes cap.)[Naut.]
- Nautical, Naval Termsa strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa king post for supporting cargo-handling booms on the deck of a ship.
- perh. named in allusion to the pillars that Samson dislodged 1570–80