bedplate

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bedplate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bedpiece \Bed"piece`\, Bedplate \Bed"plate`\, n. (Mach.)
     The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are
     supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also
     baseplate and soleplate.
     [1913 Webster]