Truckle-bed

  • 31trundle bed — noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed • Syn: ↑trundle, ↑truckle bed, ↑truckle • Hypernyms: ↑bed …

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  • 32Trundle-bed — Trun dle bed , n. A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a higher bed; a truckle bed; also, sometimes, a simiral bed without wheels. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33angel bed — noun Etymology: translation of French lit d ange : a bed without posts but with a small canopy * * * 1. Fr. Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Cf. duchesse bed. 2. U.S. Furniture. a bed without posts …

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  • 34angel bed — 1. Fr. Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Cf. duchesse bed. 2. U.S. Furniture. a bed without posts, as a truckle bed. [1700 10] * * * …

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  • 35trundle bed — trun′dle bed n. fur a low bed on casters, usu. pushed under another bed when not in use Also called truckle bed • Etymology: 1535–45 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36trundle bed — noun Date: 1542 a low bed usually on casters that can be rolled or slid under a higher bed when not in use called also truckle bed …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37trundle bed — noun A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests. Syn: high riser, truckle bed …

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  • 38trundle bed — noun (C) AmE a low bed on wheels that you can slide under a larger bed; truckle bed BrE …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39trundle bed — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trundle bed : singular trundle bed plural trundle beds mainly American a truckle bed …

    English dictionary

  • 40trundle bed — /ˈtrʌndəl bɛd/ (say trunduhl bed) noun → truckle bed …