(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:05:59

Heel"post` (?), n.

1.

(Naut.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.

2. Carp.

The post to which a gate or door is hinged.

3. Engineering

The quoin post of a lock gate.

 

© Webster 1913.

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