field bed

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noun

a small bed having an arched canopy on short posts.

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Nearby words

field, field ambulance, field army, field artillery, field battery, field bed, field block, field boot, field capacity, field captain, field centre

Origin of field bed

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for 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