sofa bed
or sofa-bed, so·fa·bed
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.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso called so·fa-sleep·er, so·fa/sleep·er [soh-fuh-slee-per]. /ˈsoʊ fəˌsli pər/.
Origin of sofa bed
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby sofa bed
Soerabaja, Soerakarta, soever, SOF, sofa, sofa bed, sofar, so far as, so far, so good, sofa surfing, sofa table
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British Dictionary definitions for sofa bed
sofa bed
noun
a sofa that can be converted into a bed
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