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Bedpost

noun

Any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead.

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"Bedpost" Quotes from Famous Books

... Upton. And if it hadn't been for Dannel, when she was a little chit, where would proud Miss Dolly be, with her feathers and her furbelows? Natur' is the thing I holds by, and I sees a deal of it. And betwixt you and me and the bedpost, ma'am, whoever hath Miss Dolly will have to ride to London on this here scythe. Miss Faith is the lass for a good quiet man, without no airs and graces, and to my judgment every bit as comely, and more of ...

— Springhaven - A Tale of the Great War • R. D. Blackmore

... left all alone with him in the lower part of the house; he begged about 2 A.M. to be taken up and placed in a rocking-chair near the little open fire. The light was dim and the effect was very weird. His wig hung on one bedpost, he had lost one eye, and the patch worn over the empty eye socket had been left on the bureau. My anxiety was great lest he should slip from the chair and tip into the fire. I note this to mark the ...

— Memories and Anecdotes • Kate Sanborn

Words linked to "Bedpost" : support, bedstead, bedframe