Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bedpost"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bedpost \Bed"post`\, n.
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}. --Brewer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bedpost
n : any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
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