posthole noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.Indentations in the floor were interpreted as postholes and slots that once anchored wooden furniture. — 2007 verb1 •To sink one's legs deep into snow while walking.Diane and I held our breaths. Good, she was still upright. She slowly moved her weight forward, and picked up her back foot. We exhaled, and she promptly postholed. — 2012 formspostholed · postholing · postholes
