plank-bed
- noun
- /plæŋk bɛd/
- Archaic
:
cama de tablones
- Standing next to the plank bed, the girl stares at me with amazement, her long eyelashes blinking like a doll's.
Examples
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She sleeps soundly on her plank-bed made from sturdy wooden boards.
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There was a girl sitting on the plank bed.
Fiction book (1999) -
There's a note on the plank bed; it's for me.
Fiction book (1999) -
The children shared a plank-bed during their camping trip in the woods.
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In the old cabin, we found a simple plank-bed in one corner, perfect for resting after a long day.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of furniture with a mattress for sleeping
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1.6
A narrow bed in places like camps or dorms
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8.1
A thin bed made of straw or folded quilts placed on the floor
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A bed for one person to sleep in
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3.0
A bed frame with a raised flat surface that holds a mattress without box springs
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Morphology
Etymology
The word plank-bed comes from plank ('a long, flat board') and bed ('a place to sleep'). So a plank-bed is literally a bed made of wooden boards and usually has no mattress.