SAM'SON'S-POST, noun In ships, a notched post used instead of a ladder; also, a piece of timber that forms a return for a tackle fall.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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