- any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
- (Bedposts (or goalposts)) Used to describe the 7 – 10 split. Very difficult to convert into a spare.
- (Bedposts) The 7-10 split. (fence posts, goal posts, mule ears, snake eyes)
- A moment, an instant, jiffy. "He got over here in the twinkling of a bed-post.”