bedpost

[ bed-pohst ]

/ ˈbɛdˌpoʊst /

noun

one of the upright supports of a bedstead.

bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.

Origin of bedpost

First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post¹

Words nearby bedpost

be down, bedpad, bedpan, bed place, bedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrabble, bedraggle, bedraggled, bedrail

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Example sentences from the Web for bedpost

But a dashing, magnetic fifty-eight-year-old matinee idol with three ex-wives notched on his bedpost?
How to Get Over Cary Grant|Kara Cutruzzula|September 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If there's a worm in every hole in that bedpost, we could go into the fish business.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart
She moved instinctively to clutch a bedpost to steady herself, and as she did so her foot touched something soft.
A Fourth Form Friendship|Angela Brazil
The idea of scouting around where there are plenty of enemies, with nothing but a bedpost as a weapon.
The Boy Spies of Philadelphia|James Otis

Straightway she takes from her bosom Lisa's handkerchief, which she found hanging over Rodolpho's bedpost.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
She unhooked her vanity bag from the bedpost, rooted in it, shook it, turned it inside out.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for bedpost

bedpost

/ (ˈbɛdˌpəʊst) /

noun

any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead

between you and me and the bedpost informal confidentially; in secret

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bedpost
释义	bedpost [ bed-pohst ] / ˈbɛdˌpoʊst / noun one of the upright supports of a bedstead. bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing. Origin of bedpost First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post¹ Words nearby bedpost be down, bedpad, bedpan, bed place, bedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrabble, bedraggle, bedraggled, bedrail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bedpost But a dashing, magnetic fifty-eight-year-old matinee idol with three ex-wives notched on his bedpost? How to Get Over Cary Grant\|Kara Cutruzzula\|September 25, 2011\|DAILY BEAST If there's a worm in every hole in that bedpost, we could go into the fish business. When a Man Marries\|Mary Roberts Rinehart She moved instinctively to clutch a bedpost to steady herself, and as she did so her foot touched something soft. A Fourth Form Friendship\|Angela Brazil The idea of scouting around where there are plenty of enemies, with nothing but a bedpost as a weapon. The Boy Spies of Philadelphia\|James Otis Straightway she takes from her bosom Lisa's handkerchief, which she found hanging over Rodolpho's bedpost. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb She unhooked her vanity bag from the bedpost, rooted in it, shook it, turned it inside out. Bliss, and Other Stories\|Katherine Mansfield British Dictionary definitions for bedpost bedpost / (ˈbɛdˌpəʊst) / noun any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead between you and me and the bedpost informal confidentially; in secret Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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