Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. --B. Jonson.
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Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves. --Brome. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bedstaff — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : bed slat … Useful english dictionary
Bedstaves — Bedstaff Bed staff , n.; pl. {Bedstaves}. A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side. Johnson. [1913 Webster] Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Say… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedpost — Bed post , n. 1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead. [1913 Webster] 2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See {Bedstaff}. Brewer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
