Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bedpiece"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bedpiece \Bed"piece`\, Bedplate \Bed"plate`\, n. (Mach.)
The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are
supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also
{baseplate} and {soleplate}.
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