fourposter

fourposter
/fawr"poh"steuhr, fohr"-/, n.
1. a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
2. a four-masted sailing vessel.
[1815-25; FOUR + POST1 + -ER1]

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