bedpost
Mattress frame vertical
A bedpost is one of the four vertical posts at the corners of a bed frame, especially on traditional or antique beds where they support a canopy or headboard.
The phrase notch on the bedpost refers to keeping count of sexual conquests, as if carving a mark for each one.
Craft of building with lumber
- ornateElaborately decorated
- turnedRotated or changed direction
- finialDecorative top element
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
lathe · spindle · mahogany · oak · walnut · engraving · artisan · handmade
Vertical bed frame panel
- footboardBed frame's lower edge
- frameSupporting outer structure
- slatsThin flat strips
- bedframeMattress-supporting structure
canopy · rail · connector · bolt · bracket · joint · assembly · hardware
woodwork
Craft of building with lumber
craftsmanship · lathe · spindle · mahogany · oak · walnut · engraving · artisan · handmade · detail
headboard
Vertical bed frame panel
bedframe · canopy · rail · connector · bolt · bracket · joint · assembly · hardware · spindle
support
To uphold or sustain
sturdy · anchored · vertical · upright · column · corner · load-bearing · foundation · rigid · secure
tally
Recorded count
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- markVisible impression or sign
carving · score · record · scratch · groove · nick · tracker · boast · romantic · encounter
- bowlingbowling pin, bowling ball, bowling pins, bowling balls, bowling lane
- lathe workspindle, baluster, candlestick, goblet, bowl
- A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge, Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- notches on the bedpostTally of sexual partners
- notch on the bedpostSymbol counting past lovers
- notch on one's bedpostTally of sexual partners