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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Origin of bedpost

First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post¹

Words nearby bedpost

be down, bedpad, bedpan, bed place, bedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrabble, bedraggle, bedraggled, bedrail

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How to use bedpost in a sentence

But a dashing, magnetic fifty-eight-year-old matinee idol with three ex-wives notched on his bedpost?
How to Get Over Cary Grant|Kara Cutruzzula|September 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
With just shy of 60,000 entries, this site lets you record each of your individual sexploits like a notch on a virtual bedpost.
8 New Internet Sex Fads|Rachel Kramer Bussel|November 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Brother Phil, not yet old enough for trousers, stands at her side; and that boy with his hand on the knob of the bedpost is Dorry.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII.|Various
As he spoke, he took from his coat pocket on the bedpost an envelope containing his commission and other papers.
Stand By The Union|Oliver Optic

Cynthia thrust her hands into imaginary pockets, leaned languidly against the bedpost, and rolled her eyes.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895|Various
He leaned his tired head against the bedpost, turning his face to the east.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
If there's a worm in every hole in that bedpost, we could go into the fish business.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for bedpost

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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