fingerpost

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/

Noun

fingerpost (plural fingerposts)

1. A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
2. The milepost itself.
   • 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Page 108.

     ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.

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