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tanning bed
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noun
a boxlike bed having a hinged cover and equipped with sunlamps to produce a suntan.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of tanning bed
An Americanism dating back to 1980–85
Words nearby tanning bed
tannic acid, tannie, tanniferous, tannin, tanning, tanning bed, tannish, Tannoy, tan oak, Tanoan, tanorexic
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