rudderpost

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rudderpost
    n 1: a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that
         enables the rudder to pivot [syn: {rudderpost},
         {rudderstock}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rudderpost \Rud"der*post\, n. (Naut.)
   The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the
   attachments for operating it at the other.
   [1913 Webster]

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