bedwarmer
bedwarmer noun: a covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
Noun
bedwarmer (plural bedwarmers)
- A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
- Synonyms:
- warming pan
- A concubine or mistress.
- "You speak of lowly! You, once a slave whore whose only purpose wad bed hopping! You, a Cultellrin whore! You may be a queen, but that ends now! This moment! From now on you are nothing more than my bedwarmer! You'd better pray to your god that I never tire of you, for if I do, I'll split your gut...1983, Ran Cartwright, The Darkening
- unknown year, His Bedwarmer's Wife, Red Auza
"Nah, I'ts fine, Ley. Because from now on I won't bring any woman here. You will be my bedwarmer."
Synonyms of bedwarmer
Forms of bedwarmer
| plural | bedwarmers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bed warmer |
| alternative form | bed-warmer |
Origin of bedwarmer
From bed + warmer.
Questions about bedwarmer
- What does bedwarmer mean?
- Bedwarmer means a covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
- What part of speech is bedwarmer?
- Bedwarmer is a noun.
- What is the plural of bedwarmer?
- The plural of bedwarmer is bedwarmers.
Words near bedwarmer in the dictionary
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