box bed

American  

noun

1. a bed completely enclosed so as to resemble a box.

2. a bed that folds up in the form of a box.

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Etymology

Origin of box bed

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

It was a low-roofed room, with a box bed and some pieces of humble furniture, fit only for a labouring man.

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian

Also, there was Mrs. Tittle- mouse's bedroom, where she slept in a little box bed!

From The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Potter, Beatrix

The original entry was through a panel at the back of a "box bed" in the wainscot of a small, isolated bedroom at the top of the house.

From Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. by Fea, Allan

The concealed, or box bed, in the house place wall, had been David's sleeping place.

From A Daughter of Fife by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Also, there was Mrs. Tittlemouse's bedroom, where she slept in a little box bed!

From The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse by Potter, Beatrix