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field bed

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noun

a small bed having an arched canopy on short posts.

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Origin of field bed

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for field bed

Historical Examples of field bed

Ellen lay in a field-bed by me; she had watched several nights, and I obliged her now to undress and go into bed.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph
Frances Sheridan
Mercutio uses the term in sport, and adds a quibble on field-bed, which was a camp-bed, or a bed on the ground.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare