captain's bed

American  

noun

1. a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.

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captain's bed

A dry shirt and stockings were then put upon him, and he was laid in the captain’s bed.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

It formed the captain's bed, and it also served as a repository for a number of tobacco-boxes and an assortment of well-used pipes.

From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe

This time I remained awake for some minutes, and clearly distinguished a person creeping round to the captain’s bed, on which he threw himself.

From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by William Henry Giles Kingston

That's the captain's bed, that is, and if he was to know I'd made you free of it he'd have a word to say.

From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh

The axe had always hung in brackets over the captain's bed, that being the only trace that was left.

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

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