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Webster 1913 Edition


Bedstaff

Bed′staffˊ

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bedstaves
.
“A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.”
Johnson.
Hostess, accommodate us with a
bedstaff
.
B. Jonson.
Say there is no virtue in cudgels and
bedstaves
.
Brome.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bedstaff

BED'STAFF

,
Noun.
[bed and staff.] A wooden pin anciently inserted on the sides of bedsteads, to keep the clothes from slipping on either side.

Definition 2024


bedstaff

bedstaff

English

Noun

bedstaff (plural bedstaffs or bedstaves)

  1. (obsolete) A wooden pin stuck on the sides of a bedstead, to prevent the bedclothes from slipping on either side.
    • Ben Jonson
      Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff.
    • Brome
      Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves.

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