The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bedkey
Bedkey \Bed"key`\, n. An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
Wiktionary
bedkey
n. An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
Usage examples of "bedkey".
I paused again, though, and instead bent to wind the bedkey, tightening the ropes that supported the mattress until the bedstead groaned and the ropes gave a creaking twang.