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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gatepost

/(gāt"pōst`)/ · Gate·post · IPA
01 n. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging post [or] hinging post.
  1. 1.
    A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging post [or] hinging post. Also: swinging post, hinging post
  2. 2.
    A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post. Also: shutting post