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fingerpost

noun fin·ger·post \ ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpōst \

Definition of fingerpost

1 : a post bearing one or more signs often terminating in a pointing finger
2 : something serving as a guide to understanding or knowledge

First Known Use of fingerpost

1738

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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