fingerpost
English
Etymology
finger + post
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/
Noun
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a fingerpost (milepost), with fingerposts (boards) in Hampshire, England
fingerpost (plural fingerposts)
- A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
- The milepost itself.
- 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Page 108.
- ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.
- 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Page 108.
See also
- guidepost
- signpost
- waymark
Further reading
fingerpost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
board that shows the direction to a named place
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the milepost itself — see milepost