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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Example Sentences

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

My blankets and furs on the floor would have been better suited to my traveling life especially as the captain's bed was shorter than his guest.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

At the same time the captain's bed, which made a convenient protuberance in the side of the tent, was seized and tipped over, while tent-pole, canvas, and all, came down upon him in a mass.

From The Drummer Boy by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

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 Munroe, Kirk

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 Marsh, Richard