sofa bed

or so·fa-bed, so·fa·bed

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noun

a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.

Origin of sofa bed

First recorded in 1810–20

Also called so·fa-sleep·er, so·fa/sleep·er

[soh-fuh-slee-per] /ˈsoʊ fəˌsli pər/.

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Related Words for sofa-bed

futon, daybed

Examples from the Web for sofa-bed

Historical Examples of sofa-bed

Poor Alice had to share my sofa-bed, and, I assure you, it was a tight fit.
The Girls of St. Wode's
L. T. Meade
Young Peel was obliged to sleep on a sofa-bed, in a kind of cupboard attached to the principal room.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.
Various
The rector took charge of her brother, and had a sofa-bed made for him in the kind man's room.
Endymion
Benjamin Disraeli
Each had a tiny dressing-room with a sofa-bed, so it was easy to get up and dress without "brother" knowing.
Five Minutes' Stories
Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth
In each was the furniture for one simple room, a sofa-bed being the striking article in the inventory.
Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories
Mrs. Woods Baker

British Dictionary definitions for sofa-bed

sofa bed

noun

a sofa that can be converted into a bed

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Word Origin and History for sofa-bed

1805, from sofa + bed (n.).