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- noun Plural form of
posthole .
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Examples
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Scattered irregularly through the ashes were many cavities which somewhat resembled the "postholes" so common beneath the mounds in
Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Gerard Fowke 1894
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I benefitted from my 1973 experience at the Virginia Highway Department, digging postholes, cutting brush and, best of all, wielding a chainsaw—an experience that proved invaluable for my future work as a journalist.
My Summer Road to Perdition James Bovard 2011
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I benefitted from my 1973 experience at the Virginia Highway Department, digging postholes, cutting brush and, best of all, wielding a chainsaw—an experience that proved invaluable for my future work as a journalist.
My Summer Road to Perdition James Bovard 2011
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The Not Boyfriend rushed in excitedly amidst digging postholes for the new fence.
Archive 2008-02-01 Another Outspoken Female 2008
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We found all the postholes and the foundations of a wooden house, called the ganlan type.
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Three of us have also been working on postholes that were found upon reaching the subsurface.
2008 Field Report 4 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2008
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Two of these (pictured here) are the main postholes from the center-line of the hospital and one is a supporting post for the side, possibly the wall.
2008 Field Report 4 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2008
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These posts are approximately 7 inches (18 cm) square, while the postholes revealing them are typically four times larger than the final post mold.
2008 Field Report 4 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2008
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The side postholes are mostly the same size all the way down (about 15 centimeters) and slowly start to disappear near their end.
2008 Field Report 4 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2008
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The main center postholes appear as a large square or rectangular shape that shrinks down to a square 7 by 7 inches that undoubtedly reflects the post mold of the center post.
2008 Field Report 4 « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2008
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