Bible Dictionaries
Bedpost

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bedpost'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bedpost.html. 1828.