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finger-posts

finger-posts is the plural of finger-post.

Meaning of finger-post

Noun

finger-post (plural finger-posts)

  1. A signpost
  2. A derogatory name for a clergyman
    • 18th century Francis Grose, quoted in “Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose”
      “A parson: so called, because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself.”

Questions about finger-posts

What is finger-posts the plural of?
Finger-posts is the plural of finger-post.

Words near finger-posts in the dictionary

  1. finger-poppers
  2. finger-popping
  3. finger-poppings
  4. finger-pops
  5. finger-post
  6. finger-posts
  7. finger-print
  8. finger-prints
  9. finger-reading
  10. finger-readings
  11. finger-roll

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