Word Study
bedpost
CIDE DICTIONARY
bedpost, n.
- One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead. [1913 Webster]
- Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. Brewer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bedpost, n. any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.
Idiom
between you and me and the bedpost colloq. in strict confidence.
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