Definitions for posthole

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posthole post·hole

Spelling: [pohst-hohl]

IPA: /ˈpoʊstˌhoʊl/

Posthole is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 304 anagrams from letters in posthole (ehloopst).

Definitions for posthole

noun

1. a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
2. Archaeology. an excavated hole showing by its shape and by the remains of wood or other debris that it was once filled by a post.

Origin of posthole

First recorded in 1695-1705; post¹ + hole

Examples for posthole

The sides of this, as of all of them, large or small, were as smooth and hard as if made with a posthole digger or a boring tool.