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Meaning of posthole

post•hole

Pronunciation: (pōst'hōl"), [key]
— n.
  1. a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
  2. an excavated hole showing by its shape and by the remains of wood or other debris that it was once filled by a post.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
post hoc, ergo propter hoc* posthole digger