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bedpost

[ bed-pohst ]

noun

  1. one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
  2. bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.


bedpost

/ ˈɛˌəʊ /

noun

  1. any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
  2. between you and me and the bedpost informal.
    confidentially; in secret
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bedpost1

First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post 1
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Example Sentences

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Women have been reported living in degrading conditions and giving birth shackled to their bedposts.

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My main location was a bed that was covered in gold blankets, adorned with golden bedposts and backed by golden drapes.

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He was raised working-class in Salford, near Manchester, and first heard hints of the stateside musical revolution by pressing his ear to his bedpost on Sunday nights.

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I had worn it both to the Whitechapel Club and the races, and when I had returned, I hung it from Haskel’s bedpost.

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With a start I realized that the bedposts and the legs of the chair were growing out of the floor, thick at the base like roots, and coiling together.

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