bedroll

[ bed-rohl ]
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noun
  1. bedding that rolls up for portability and is used especially for sleeping out-of-doors.

Origin of bedroll

1
First recorded in 1645–55; bed + roll

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How to use bedroll in a sentence

  • All we had was a bed roll and a blanket, but it was very hot during the summer and impossible to sleep during the day.

  • While Meta checked a bed-roll out of stores, Jason painfully dragged a desk, table and chairs in from a nearby empty office.

    Deathworld | Harry Harrison
  • Somewhere out on the mesa Cheyenne had spread his bed-roll and was no doubt sleeping peacefully.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • And mebby I don't feel like a plumb fool, footin' it into Steve's ranch with no hosses and no bed-roll and no reputation.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • Cheyenne cached the bed-roll, saddles, and cooking-outfit back in the brush, taking only a canteen and a little food.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • Bartley wondered why he should take the trouble to move his bed-roll such a distance from the water-hole.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs

British Dictionary definitions for bedroll

bedroll

/ (ˈbɛdˌrəʊl) /


noun
  1. a portable roll of bedding, such as a sleeping bag, used esp for sleeping in the open

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