bedpost
Americannoun
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one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
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Bowling. bedposts, a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.
noun
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any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
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informal confidentially; in secret
Etymology
Origin of bedpost
Example Sentences
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A single bird swoops into the sick room, landing on the bedpost.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
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.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
Gretchen Catherwood keeps the cross her son was wearing on a chain around her bedpost with his dog tags.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021
On the wall above the bedpost, a yellowed newspaper clipping detailed all of Jack Nicklaus' milestones: "First broke 70 at the age of 13 ... " Tiger was clicking them off one by one.
From Golf Digest • May 6, 2020
Myrna hung her guitar on a bedpost and stretched across the bed.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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