'shutting post' definitions:

Definition of 'shutting post'

(from WordNet)
noun
The gatepost against which the gate closes

Definition of 'shutting post'

From: GCIDE
  • Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.
  • 1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging post} or hinging post. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post. [1913 Webster]