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pillar
noun
1 a vertical post of wood, stone, metal or concrete serving as a support to a main structure; a column.
2 any slender vertical mass of something, eg of smoke, rock, etc.
3 a strong and reliable supporter of a particular cause or organization He is a pillar of the village community .
[13c: from French piler , from Latin pila pillar]
from pillar to post from one place to another, especially moving between these in desperation, frustration, etc The press hounded him from pillar to post
[15c in the form from post to pillar , derived from real tennis and referring to the way the ball is sent wildly about the court].
noun
1 a vertical post of wood, stone, metal or concrete serving as a support to a main structure; a column.
2 any slender vertical mass of something, eg of smoke, rock, etc.
3 a strong and reliable supporter of a particular cause or organization He is a pillar of the village community .
[13c: from French piler , from Latin pila pillar]
from pillar to post from one place to another, especially moving between these in desperation, frustration, etc The press hounded him from pillar to post
[15c in the form from post to pillar , derived from real tennis and referring to the way the ball is sent wildly about the court].
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