bedstock

noun

Etymology

From bed + stock.

  1. inherited from *stukkaz
  2. inherited from *stokk
  3. inherited from stocc
  4. inherited from stok
  5. compounded as bedstock — “bed + stock

Definitions

  1. The structural framework that supports a bed, which can include any of the headboard,…

    The structural framework that supports a bed, which can include any of the headboard, footboard, side rails, and platform or slats, depending on the type of bed.

    • Is it not often hard, and so hard that Ahitophel, a king's counsellor, who could not but have a well-made bed, could not sleep a wink in it? he leaped over the bedstock, and hanged himself , and slipped down to hell .
  2. Beds that are available for commercial purposes.

    • The legal requirement to link the demolition and upgrading of old bedstock as a condition for developing new accommodation is especially important .

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA