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samson post′, (sometimes cap.)[Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
  2. 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


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