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gatepost [ˈgeɪtˌpəʊst] n
1. a. the post on which a gate is hung b. the post to which a gate is fastened when closed between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially 3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic another name for turnstile [3] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations gatepost [ˈgeɪtpəʊst] N → poste m (de una puerta) between you, me, and the gatepost → en confianza, entre nosotros gatepost [ˈgeɪtˌpəʊst] n → pilastrino del cancello between you, me and the gatepost (fig) (fam) → che resti tra noi gatepost [ˈgeɪtˌpəʊst] n → pilastrino del cancello between you, me and the gatepost (fig) (fam) → che resti tra noi How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They went around to the rear of the building, where they saw a horse, attached to a light wagon, hitched to a gatepost near the door of the dissecting-room. A bald, well-preserved old man, with a broad, red beard, gray on his cheeks, opened the gate, squeezing against the gatepost to let the three horses pass. She took off the thick boots in which she had walked thus far, put on her pretty thin ones of patent leather, and, stuffing the former into the hedge by the gatepost where she might readily find them again, descended the hill; the freshness of colour she had derived from the keen air thinning away in spite of her as she drew near the parsonage. |
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