Uncle Ned
Uncle Ned noun: bed.
Noun
Uncle Ned (plural Uncle Neds)
- bed.
- Get up them apples and pears and into Uncle Ned!
- Went in a room, not much furniture: still no bloody light; sat down on a Uncle Ned an' waited while ol' woofy said she'd make some Rosie Lee.1958, Harold Elvin, A Cockney in Moscow, page 42
- head.
- Use your Uncle Ned!
- Get yer barf towel— always supposin' as yer've gotter barf towel— fold it rhand the jug, an' rhand yer uncle Ned [head] , stick yer mouth over the jug where all the steam's rushin ' art — yer are listening , aren't yer?— and ignore it.1950, Naomi Jacob, Me--looking Back, page 202
Examples of Uncle Ned in a sentence
- "Well," she replied, "when yer gets up from yer Uncle Ned and yer wants ter get away from the Trouble an' Strife, yer'd go dahn the Frog and Toad to meet yer China Plates at the Rubba-Dub-Dub!"2013, Chris Sharp, War Games in an Urban Village: A Personal Account of Boyhood:
- 'Oh yes, up the apples and pears to Uncle Ned, that's me,' Freda said.2019, Wendy Cheyne, From the Auld Rock to a Hard Place, page 151:
Forms of Uncle Ned
| plural | Uncle Neds |
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Questions about Uncle Ned
- What does Uncle Ned mean?
- Uncle Ned means bed.
- How do you use Uncle Ned in a sentence?
- "Well," she replied, "when yer gets up from yer Uncle Ned and yer wants ter get away from the Trouble an' Strife, yer'd go dahn the Frog and Toad to meet yer China Plates at the Rubba-Dub-Dub!"
- What part of speech is Uncle Ned?
- Uncle Ned is a noun.
- What is the plural of Uncle Ned?
- The plural of Uncle Ned is Uncle Neds.
Words near Uncle Ned in the dictionary
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