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bedpost

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bed·post  (bdpst)
n.
A vertical post at the corner of a bed.
bedpost [ˈbɛdˌpəʊst]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) 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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Noun1.bedpost - any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedsteadbedpost - any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
bedframe, bedstead - the framework of a bed
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Translations
bedpost [ˈbedpəʊst] N → columna f or pilar m de cama
bedpost bed-post [ˈbɛdpəʊst] n → colonne f de lit
bedpost [ˈbɛdˌpəʊst] n → colonnina del letto
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The old lady made one end of the silk thread fast to Tom's tooth with a loop and tied the other to the bedpost.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
A good-hearted old Irish nurse (whom I shall not forget in my will) took me up one day by the heels, when I was making more noise than was necessary, and swinging me round two or knocked my head into a cocked hat against the bedpost.
The Business Man by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
You might just as well try to make a bedpost understand.
Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context
 
 
 
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