bedpost

English

Etymology

From bed +‎ post.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bedpost (plural bedposts)

1. Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.

Derived terms

• 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

• Bulgarian: крак (bg) m (krak)
• Czech: sloupek postele
• German: Bettpfosten (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἑρμίς m (hermís)

• Hindi: पाया (hi) (pāyā)
• Hungarian: ágyláb (hu)
• Latin: fulcrum n
• Polish: słupek łóżka m inan
• Swedish: sängstolpe (sv) c

Anagrams

• bedtops