Samson post

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English

Etymology

After the Biblical character, renowned for his strength.

Noun

Samson post (plural Samson posts)

  1. (nautical) A strong post resting on the keelson and supporting a beam of the deck.
  2. (nautical) A temporary or movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes.
  3. In deepwell boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Samson post”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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