bed wagon

noun

A device for warming a bed, consisting of a large wooden frame enclosing a bucket of hot embers, possibly with an iron tray and roof-plate to protect the bedcovers from direct heat.

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Meanings

nounbed wagon (plural bed wagons)

plural bed wagons

  1. historicalA device for warming a bed, consisting of a large wooden frame enclosing a bucket of hot embers, possibly with an iron tray and roof-plate to protect the bedcovers from direct heat.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed wagon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20wagon.

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