"bedpost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bedposts [plural]
Etymology: From bed + post. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bed|post}} bed + post Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedpost (plural bedposts)
  1. Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead. Categories (topical): Bedding Derived forms: between you and me and the bedpost, in the twinkling of a bedpost, notch in one's bedpost, notch on one's bedpost, notch on the bedpost Translations (any of the four upright supports of a bedstead): ἑρμίς (hermís) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), sloupek postele (Czech), Bettpfosten [masculine] (German), पाया (pāyā) (Hindi), ágyláb (Hungarian), fulcrum [neuter] (Latin)

Inflected forms

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