bedpost

[bed-pohst]

noun

1. one of the upright supports of a bedstead.

2. Bowling.,  bedposts, a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.

bedpost

/ ˈbɛdˌpəʊst /

noun

1. any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead

2. informal,  confidentially; in secret

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedpost¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post ¹

Example Sentences

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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