What does "heelpost" mean?
Heelpost: (Carp.) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
Additional senses
- 2.(Engineering) The quoin post of a lock gate.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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