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BEDSTAFF

\bˈɛdstaf], \bˈɛdstaf], \b_ˈɛ_d_s_t_a_f]\

Definitions of BEDSTAFF

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A pin formerly inserted on the sides of bedsteads, to keep the clothes from slipping.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to prevent the clothes from falling off.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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