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From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard. Full definition →
From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.