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bedpost
[ bed-pohst ]
/ ˈbɛdˌpoʊst /
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noun
one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.
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bedpost
/ (ˈbɛdˌpəʊst) /
noun
any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
between you and me and the bedpost informal confidentially; in secret
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