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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Bedpost

· Bed·post · IPA
01 n. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
  1. 1.
    One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
  2. 2.
    Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. See: Bedstaff