trundle bed

noun

1. truckle bed.

trundle bed

noun

1. a less common word for truckle bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of trundle bed¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

A trundle bed had been set up for Brigit.

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The fourth bedroom on this floor, also with a bathroom, has custom bunk beds combined with a trundle bed.

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Propped higher than a couch, the floor clearance allows for a trundle bed with another mattress or stowing workout equipment.

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Mine is technically also our guest bedroom — we have plans to put in a trundle bed / couch-type thing just behind where I usually sit, but it doubles as a pretty spacious office.

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When Laura and Mary had said their prayers and were tucked snugly under the trundle bed’s covers, Pa was sitting in the firelight with the fiddle.

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Related Words

• bunk 
• cot 
• rack