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Goalpost
Meaning
Noun
●
In Football (American), Sports, Football (American) & Football (soccer):
The
Y-shaped
, now usually of
, at either
the
, through which a
must
order for a
to be
. (They were
H-shaped, with one
on either side.)
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Origin
goalpost
English
goal
English
gol
Middle English (1100-1500)
post
English
post
Latin
poste
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
posta
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
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