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Bedstaff
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Bedstaff, n.
“A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.” Johnson. [1913 Webster]
"Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff." [1913 Webster]
"Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves." [1913 Webster]
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