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bedpost
[ bed-pohst ]
noun
- one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
- bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.
bedpost
/ ˈɛˌəʊ /
noun
- any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
- between you and me and the bedpost informal.confidentially; in secret
Example Sentences
Women have been reported living in degrading conditions and giving birth shackled to their bedposts.
My main location was a bed that was covered in gold blankets, adorned with golden bedposts and backed by golden drapes.
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.
I had worn it both to the Whitechapel Club and the races, and when I had returned, I hung it from Haskel’s bedpost.
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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