'Bedstaves' definitions:

Definition of 'Bedstaves'

From: GCIDE
  • Bedstaff \Bed"staff`\, n.; pl. Bedstaves. "A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side." --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves. --Brome. [1913 Webster]