housepost

English

Etymology

house +‎ post

Noun

housepost (plural houseposts)

(architecture) A vertical pillar supporting the roof of a house, especially among Native American peoples where these posts may be decorated with carvings.

Translations

pillar

Irish: cleith f
Old Irish: clí f
Wolio: arii

Anagrams

housetops, post house, post-House, post-house, posthouse, pot-houses, pothouses

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