truckle bed
- noun
- /ˈtrʌkəl bɛd/
- Archaic
:
cama nido
- I'll to my truckle-bed.
Examples
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There would be a number of little truckle beds, they were called.
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The children love to pull out their truckle bed when they have sleepovers.
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When guests arrive, we can easily move the truckle bed from under the main bed.
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Her truckle bed is perfect for saving space in the small bedroom.
Synonyms
4
8.3
A low bed on wheels that pulls out from under another bed
2
4.9
A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed
A low bed on wheels stored under a higher bed for extra sleeping space
How Compact
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'truckle' denotes a small wheeled bed stored beneath another, and combining it with 'bed' yields the literal object described. This noun–noun compounding follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name truckle bed may come from an old word for 'wheel' because the truckle part meant wheels and these low beds have small wheels so they slide out from under a larger bed. That's why truckle bed means 'a low bed on wheels stored under a higher bed'.