truckle bed

American  

noun

1. a low bed moving on casters, usually pushed under another bed when not in use.

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truckle bed British  

noun

1. a low bed on wheels, stored under a larger bed, used esp formerly by a servant

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Etymology

Origin of truckle bed

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

Finally, he sat bolt upright in his little truckle bed in silent defiance.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

His pointing to the truckle bed in the corner, seemed gradually to bring that poor couch to Bradley's wandering remembrance.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

The young fellow laughed, and, snatching up a stout stick that rested against his truckle bed, said he was ready.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John

He shook his head and motioned his father to get away from the side of his low truckle bed.

From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

I called Jacopo Antonio, a boy of fifteen years of age who acted as my servant and slept in a truckle bed, and bade him look for my rings.

From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)