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