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four-poster 
n. an open steeple belfry the roof of which is supported by four columns, found in the architecture of certain older churches, especially in the Maritimes.
- 1896 "Soon the crest of the hill was passed, and the four-poster on the top of Second Westcock Church sank out of sight. . . ."
- 1896 "Soon the crest of the hill was passed, and the four-poster on the top of Second Westcock Church sank out of sight. . . ."