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post·hole

(pōst′hōl′)

A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post.

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posthole

(ˈpəʊstˌhəʊl)

a hole dug in the ground to hold a post

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posthole - a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

post hole

hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something

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Minor Premise : One man can dig a posthole in sixty seconds; therefore --

Conclusion : Sixty men can dig a posthole in one second.

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Then she went to Files Cemetery and used a pair of posthole diggers to excavate a hole in the middle of her father's grave.

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Dig your posthole at least six inches deeper than normal.

Do it yourself

Out came the posthole diggers and my packing stick and, at a rate of two posts a day, Grandma and Grandpa built a six-foot high fence around that garden.