fencepost

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fencepost

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From fence + post.

noun fenceposts · fence-post · fence post

A post which helps hold up a fence. Reversing the car I got the headlights on the bird sitting on the roadside fencepost to reveal a Powerful Owl imperiously staring back at us.

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noun post holding up a fence

Français	poteau de clôture, pieu
Deutsch	Zaunpfahl

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"fencepost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fencepost. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fencepost. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fencepost

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"fencepost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fencepost.

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@misc{fencepost_2026,
  title = {fencepost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fencepost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}