truckle bed
truckle bed noun: synonym of trundle bed.
Noun
truckle bed (plural truckle beds)
- Synonym of trundle bed.
- Romeo, good night: I'll to my truckle-bed; This field-bed is too cold for me to sleep:c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- When a truckle-bed with a sick man (some invalided agent from upcountry) was put in there, he exhibited a gentle annoyance.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 208
- Synonyms:
- trundle bed
Synonyms of truckle bed
Forms of truckle bed
| plural | truckle beds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | truckle-bed |
Origin of truckle bed
From truckle + bed.
Questions about truckle bed
- What does truckle bed mean?
- Truckle bed means synonym of trundle bed.
- What part of speech is truckle bed?
- Truckle bed is a noun.
- What is the plural of truckle bed?
- The plural of truckle bed is truckle beds.
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