powder-post

noun

The resultant or residual powder as a result of worm-eaten wood.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The resultant or residual powder as a result of worm-eaten wood.
  2. The damaged condition of wood reduced to powder as a result of wood-boring larvae.
  3. broadlyfigurativelyrareThe condition of being reduced to a lesser or weakened state.
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APA

powder-post. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-post

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“powder-post.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-post. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powder-post,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-post.

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