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Bedpost [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The post of a bedstead.

Bedpost [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff.