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bedfast

American  
[bed-fast, -fahst] / ˈbɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

adjective

Chiefly Midland and Western U.S.
  1. confined to bed, as by illness or age; bedridden.


bedfast British  
/ ˈbɛdˌfɑːst /

adjective

  1. an archaic word for bedridden

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bedfast

First recorded in 1630–40; bed + fast 1

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The enemy that made General Douglas MacArthur a bedfast hospital casualty last week is as common as it is mysterious.

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Here and there a bedfast invalid screamed foolishly.

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