lie-abed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lie-abed
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Was there a kind of long lie-abed sickness that didn’t hurt?
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Richard Norton was always a lie-abed, so poor Jane was alone to puzzle out the secret of our haggard faces.
From The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher by Alma-Tadema, Laurence
Aunt Jane was a luxurious lie-abed, and had ordered tea and toast for nine o’clock.
From The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks by Marlowe, Amy Bell
Like Nathan, Tom is no lie-abed in the morning.
From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing
It minds me of my mother rating a lie-abed maid of a Monday morning.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
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