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waterbed

[waw-ter-bed, wot-er-]

noun

a bed having a liquid-filled rubber or plastic mattress in a rigid, often heated, waterproof frame, and providing a surface that conforms to the sleeper's body in any position.

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Origin of waterbed

First recorded in 1835–45; water + bed
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British Dictionary definitions for water bed

water bed

noun

a waterproof mattress filled with water
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Word Origin and History for water bed

waterbed

n.

1610s, "a bed on board a ship," from water (n.1) + bed (n.). As a water-tight mattress filled with water, it is recorded from 1844, originally for invalids. Reinvented c.1970 as a hip furnishing.

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