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Definition of Bedfast
1. Adjective. Confined to bed (by illness).
Definition of Bedfast
1. Adjective. unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedfast
1. confined to bed [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedfast
Literary usage of Bedfast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, in the by John Spalding (1829)
"The bishop of Edinburgh goes also ; the archbishop of Glasgow lying bedfast,
might not move ; the bishops of Aberdeen, Murray, and the rest, ..."
2. Home Care of Consumptives by Roy Leon French (1916)
"CHAPTER XIX CARE OF THE bedfast PATIENT UNDER a number of different conditions,
the patient at home as well as in a sanatorium should be or must be in bed. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"Bedridden, confined to bed : as " He's been bedfast these six days ; " " The
doctor goes to them as are bedfast ; " " She was bedfast weeks last back-end ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Used in South-west Lincolnshire: (Wapentake of Graffoe). by Robert Eden George Cole (1886)
"Bedridden, confined to bed : as " He's been bedfast these six days ; " " The
doctor goes to them as are bedfast ; " " She was bedfast weeks last back-end ..."
5. Trends in the Health of Older Americans: U. S., 1994 by R. A. Cohen, J. F. Van Nostrand (1996)
"Nursing home residents who are confined to a bed or chair are the most severely
disabled in mobility. bedfast residents, in particular, are at increased ..."
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