(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:05:07

Bed" screw` (?).

1. Naut. A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.

2.

A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.

 

© Webster 1913.

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