bedpost

 [bed-pohst]  

bed·post

   [bed-pohst]
noun
1.
one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
2.
bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.
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Origin:
1590–1600; bed + post1
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bedpost (ˈbɛdˌpəʊst)
 
—n
1.  any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
2.  informal between you and me and the bedpost confidentially; in secret

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