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

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truckle bed

Up a narrow stair sped Soapy and, opening one of the numerous doors, crossed to a truckle bed wherefrom a tousled head upreared itself.

From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery

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

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

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 The Man in Black by Weyman, Stanley John

And at last they came upon the man they sought sleeping peacefully on a truckle bed.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George

In one corner was a truckle bed, covered with a cloth and a pile of loose straw.

From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by Kingston, William Henry Giles