Definition of Trundle bed

1. Noun. A low bed to be slid under a higher bed.

Exact synonyms: Truckle, Truckle Bed, Trundle
Generic synonyms: Bed

Definition of Trundle bed

1. Noun. A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trundle Bed

truncus fascicularis atrioventricularis
truncus inferior plexus brachialis
truncus jugularis
truncus linguofacialis
truncus lumbosacralis
truncus medius plexus brachialis
truncus pulmonalis
truncus subclavius
truncus superior plexus brachialis
truncus sympathicus
truncus thyrocervicalis
truncus vagalis
truncus vs. Transposition
trundle along
trundle bed
trundle beds
trundled
trundled along
trundlehead
trundleheads
trundler
trundlers
trundles
trundles along
trundletail
trundletails
trundling
trundling along
trunk

Literary usage of Trundle bed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"TRUNDLE-BED. The same as TRUCKLE-BED ; a small, low bedstead, ... With a chain and trundle-bed following at th" heels, And will they not cry then the world ..."

2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... I might but lay my head At thy bed's feet, ith' trundle bed. See TRUCKLE-BED. Song in Il'il'i Int., p. 259. TRUNDLE-TAIL. An animal, generally a dog, ..."

3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1856)
"(Merry WW) "trundle bed" is the same as the truckle bed. ... A trundle bed is rendered in French, "un petit lit has, qui se roule sous le lit. ..."

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