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apple-pie bed

apple-pie bed noun: a shortsheeted bed in which a sheet is folded back on itself halfway down as a practical joke so that the victim cannot get into it.

Noun

apple-pie bed (plural apple-pie beds)

  1. (UK) A shortsheeted bed in which a sheet is folded back on itself halfway down as a practical joke so that the victim cannot get into it.
    Synonyms:
    pie bed

Synonyms of apple-pie bed

Forms of apple-pie bed

pluralapple-pie beds

Questions about apple-pie bed

What does apple-pie bed mean?
Apple-pie bed means a shortsheeted bed in which a sheet is folded back on itself halfway down as a practical joke so that the victim cannot get into it.
What part of speech is apple-pie bed?
Apple-pie bed is a noun.
What is the plural of apple-pie bed?
The plural of apple-pie bed is apple-pie beds.

Words near apple-pie bed in the dictionary

  1. apple-monger
  2. apple-mongers
  3. apple-mush
  4. apple-of-Peru
  5. apple-pie
  6. apple-pie bed
  7. apple-pie beds
  8. apple-pie order
  9. apple-pied
  10. apple-pieing
  11. apple-pies

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