bedpost
Americannoun
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one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
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Bowling. bedposts, a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.
noun
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any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
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informal confidentially; in secret
Etymology
Origin of bedpost
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A single bird swoops into the sick room, landing on the bedpost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
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.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
Gretchen Catherwood keeps the cross her son was wearing on a chain around her bedpost with his dog tags.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
On the wall above the bedpost, a yellowed newspaper clipping detailed all of Jack Nicklaus' milestones: "First broke 70 at the age of 13 ... " Tiger was clicking them off one by one.
From Golf Digest ● May 6, 2020
He was still gripping the knob of the brass bedpost, which he had bent at the joint all the way down to four o’clock.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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