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bedtick

bedtick

9.6
A mattress filled with straw or feathers for sleeping
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdˌtɪk/
  • Archaic
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  • She repaired the torn bedtick before refilling it with fresh feathers.

Examples

  • The old farmhouse still had a bedtick stuffed with straw in the guest room.

  • During the camping trip, he slept on a simple bedtick laid out on the floor.

  • The old bedtick was filled with feathers.

  • I need to buy a new bedtick for my guest room.

  • The old farmhouse still had a bedtick stuffed with straw in the guest room.

  • She repaired the torn bedtick before refilling it with fresh feathers.

  • During the camping trip, he slept on a simple bedtick laid out on the floor.

Synonyms

mattress
vsbedtick
277 1.0

A thick, soft pad put on a bed for sleeping

is normally stuffed with natural loose fill like straw or feathers
pallet
vsbedtick
  • Archaic
6 8.1

A thin bed made of straw or folded quilts placed on the floor

is a larger cloth bag used for sleeping rather than a humble bed
feather bed
vsbedtick
2 3.9

A soft mattress filled with feathers to keep you warm while sleeping

is a broader sleeping pad that may be filled with straw instead
featherbed
vsbedtick
2 5.3

A soft mattress filled with feathers for sleeping

is a more general sleeping pad that can use straw as well
tick
vsbedtick
  • UK
1 9.7

A light mattress filled with straw or feathers used for sleeping

is a larger cloth bag or pad filled with straw or feathers
palliasse
vsbedtick
  • Archaic
9.9

A thin mattress filled with straw used as a simple bed

is a less narrow form, not limited to thin straw stuffing

Surface Forms

bedtick singular
bedticks plural

Morphology

bedtick = bed + tick (semi-transparent) = bed + tick

The compound 'bed' + 'tick' signals a mattress-related object, but 'tick' (fabric/covering) is a specialized term many learners may not know, so the exact mattress sense may not be fully predictable.

Etymology

Bedtick comes from bed + tick, where tick was an old word for a 'cloth case' that held straw or feathers. So a bedtick is the cloth case filled to make a mattress or a large sleeping bag.