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BED-STOCK, n. The strong beam of wood that runs along the front of a bed. Not given in Concise nor in Un. Eng. Dict. but common in Eng. dial. (E.D.D.). [bɛd stɔk, or stok]Sc. 1698 H. Arnot Crim. Trials (1785) 89:
She saw my Lady's head hanging over the bed-stock, her face swoln.Bnff.2 1933:
He sat on the bed-stock in 'is stockin' soles, and yabble't awa' for mair than an 'oor.Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Sc. Poems (1925) 44:
Whan greapin for his ain bed-stock, He fa's whare Will's wife's lying.Dmb. 1844 W. Cross Disruption vi.:
As we ha'e nae bag or baggage, there's naething to gar us bide a minit after we come owre the bed-stock in the mornin'.Ayr. 1764 Ayr Presb. Reg. MS. (15 Aug.):
His Landlady saw her before his Bedstock.
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