Definition of "bedpost" [bed•post]

• A vertical post at the corner of a bed. (noun)

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• "Hitched to the bedpost was a poor, worn little stocking, arranged with much care so that Santa Claus should have as little trouble in filling it as possible."
• "I was torn all month long between not wanting to make the cake and wanting to add another notch to my Daring Baker "bedpost"."
• "But the flip-side of really caring about women's "honor" and considering notches on the bedpost to be a badge of men's honor is results like those in the most recent Sexual Behavior survey."