lazy-bed

noun

A ridge of ground generally used for growing potatoes and sometimes also for raising corn, the seed being laid on the surface and covered with earth dug out of trenches along both sides.

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Meanings

nounlazy-bed (plural lazy-beds)

plural lazy-beds · alternative lazybed · alternative lazy bed

  1. historicalagricultureA ridge of ground generally used for growing potatoes and sometimes also for raising corn, the seed being laid on the surface and covered with earth dug out of trenches along both sides.

Origin

From lazy + bed.

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Translations

Irish ainneor, iompú
  • ainneorlazy-bed
  • iompúlazy-bed
Scottish Gaelic feannag
  • feannaglazy-bed
Cite this entry
APA

lazy-bed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazy-bed

MLA

“lazy-bed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazy-bed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lazy-bed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazy-bed.

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