bedmate

[ bed-meyt ]

noun

Origin of bedmate

First recorded in 1575–85; bed + mate¹

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Presley, though his bedmate for more than a year, had never seen him without makeup.
11 Juiciest Bits From ‘Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson’ | Abby Haglage | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
If he haled his bedmate to justice and the real Bransford got away—that would be a nice predicament for an ambitious young man!
Bransford of Rainbow Range | Eugene Manlove Rhodes
But on my inquiring as to the cause of our friend's condition, my bedmate pretended to be asleep.
The Cavalier | George Washington Cable
But she also wakened again, and lay beside her unconscious bedmate, occupied with the company of her own thoughts.
The Grandissimes | George Washington Cable
On waking up in the night I found my bedmate tampering with me.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis

If any did this thing, it was Groa the Witch, thy Finnish bedmate.
Eric Brighteyes | H. Rider Haggard

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