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king post
noun
Definition of KING POST
: a vertical member connecting the apex of a triangular truss (as of a roof) with the base
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First Known Use of KING POST
1776
Rhymes with KING POST
almost, at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
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