fingerboard vs fingerpost what difference

what is difference between fingerboard and fingerpost

English

Etymology

finger +‎ board

Noun

fingerboard (plural fingerboards)

1. (music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
2. A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.

Translations

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• board finger

English

Etymology

finger +‎ post

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /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.

See also

• guidepost
• signpost
• waymark

Further reading

• fingerpost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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