truckle bed

American  

noun

1. a low bed moving on casters, usually pushed under another bed when not in use.

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truckle bed British  

noun

1. a low bed on wheels, stored under a larger bed, used esp formerly by a servant

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Etymology

Origin of truckle bed

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

There were three blankets upon three raised beds—one large and old, the other two little more than truckle beds.

From Literature

Both the boys were in their truckle beds.

From Literature

He was no longer beaten, chained, or starved; he lay in a truckle bed instead of a stable; the work he had to do was of the lightest.

From Project Gutenberg

He took me to the very top of the mill, and there was a room with a heap of straw in one corner, and many empty barrels, and by the wall a truckle bed.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, he sat bolt upright in his little truckle bed in silent defiance.

From Project Gutenberg