posthole

posthole
/pohst"hohl'/, n.
1. a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
2. Archaeol. an excavated hole showing by its shape and by the remains of wood or other debris that it was once filled by a post.
[1695-1705; POST1 + HOLE]

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