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

She turned as she spoke, and Betty, looking in the same direction, saw a young man seated on the side of a box bed in the darkest part of the kitchen.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John

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

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

From The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse by Potter, Beatrix

As we were going into a box bed for the night, two young men came in, and said they were “gaun to burn the water.”

From Spare Hours by Brown, John

He then made a box bed at his own house, large enough for Sir Patrick to lie in, with bed and bed-clothes, and bored holes in the boards for air.

From The Red True Story Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)