Meanings
plural Winnipeg couches
- CanadaA simple couch, having no back or arms, that can be converted into a double bed.
He slept between sheets and on a flounced Winnipeg couch that stood in one corner of the twelve-foot square room that served as his cell.
1947, W.O. Mitchell, Who has seen the wind, Macmillan, page 261Synonyms: Chesterfield bed, davenport, daybed, sofa-bed, sofabed, sofa bed, sofa-bedstead, sofa sleeper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA simple couch, having no back or arms, that can be converted into a double bed.
Origin
From Winnipeg + couch. First use appears c. 1945-1947.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Winnipeg couch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winnipeg%20couch
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