post (n.) Old form(s): poste
door-post
AYL IV.i.9[Rosalind as Ganymede to Jaques, responding to his ‘'tis good to be sad and say nothing’] Why then, 'tis good to be a post
CE I.ii.64[Dromio of Ephesus to Antipholus of Syracuse, of Dromio's mistress] If I return I shall be post indeed, / For she will scour your fault upon my pate [i.e. a post on which a tally of tavern debts could be scored] [punning with 'in post' in previous line]
TN I.v.143[Malvolio to Olivia, of Viola as Cesario] he says he'll stand at your door like a sheriff's post
TNK III.v.114[Schoolmaster to all] From Dis to Daedalus, from post to pillar
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