heelpost

[ heel-pohst ]

noun

1. a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged.

heelpost

/ ˈhiːlˌpəʊst /

noun

1. a post for carrying the hinges of a door or gate

Word History and Origins

Origin of heelpost¹

First recorded in 1840–50; heel ¹ + post ¹

Example Sentences

In iron gates, the heelpost, or a vertical closing strip attached to the outer side of the gate close to the heelpost, the meeting-post at the end of each gate closing against Dock gates. each other when the gates are shut, and the sill piece fitting against the sill are generally made of wood.

From Project Gutenberg

The sill, projecting generally about 2 ft. above the adjacent gate floor over which the gates turn, is built of granite; and the same material is also used for the hollow quoins in which the heelpost, or pivot, of the dock gates turns, and which, together with the sills, are exposed to considerable wear.

From Project Gutenberg