noun
Meaning 1
A signpost
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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finger-post
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noun
Meaning 2
A derogatory name for a clergyman
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 18th century Francis Grose, quoted in “Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose” “A parson: so called, because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself.”
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