Definition of Posthole

1. Noun. A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post.

Exact synonyms: Post Hole
Generic synonyms: Hole

Definition of Posthole

1. Noun. (archaeology) A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Posthole

1. a hole dug to secure a fence post [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Posthole

postharvest
posthaste
posthastes
posthearing
postheat
postheats
posthegemony
posthemorrhagic
postheroic
postherpes
postherpetic
posthetomy
posthitis
posthockery
postholder
posthole (current term)
posthole digger
postholes
postholiday
postholocaust
posthorn
posthorns
posthospital
posthouse
posthouses
posthuman
posthumans
posthumous
posthumous birth
posthumous execution

Literary usage of Posthole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"posthole Diggers. 5. Cable Drills. 6. Diamond Drills. 7. Test Pits. 8. ... posthole Diggers. For shallow test holes, posthole diggers of various types are ..."

2. Decimal Classification and Relative Index for Libraries and Personal Use: In ...by Melvil Dewey by Melvil Dewey (1922)
"See also seeders 3 posthole digger posthole auger or borer. Spudding bit 4 Forks; for digging, etc. Dung-fork For hay forks, pitchforks, ..."

3. Who Built the Panama Canal? by Walter Leon Pepperman (1915)
"It took four Jamaica negroes two days to dig that posthole. A foreman of painters told this story in 1905: "I had a job I wanted done in a hurry because the ..."

4. Who Built the Panama Canal? by Walter Leon Pepperman (1915)
"Governor Magoon soon after taking up his residence in the Canal Zone had a posthole dug in front of his house in Ancon. The hole was four feet deep and two ..."

5. The Pottery of Lerna IV by Jeremy B. Rutter (1995)
"The posthole building, constructed of ephemeral materials, was probably short-lived, and an E—W trapezoidal structure composed of two rooms with a porch at ..."

6. The Greek Coins by John H. Kroll (1993)
"... AP-2] (top detected at +).3 From street fill (top +) running to the southeast of it came pottery GROUP 1. The posthole building ..."

7. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"If you dig a posthole three feet deep in the morning and find it with six inches of water in at night, don't attempt to grow alfalfa there. ..."

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