straw-bed

A form of strawbed — A mattress made of dry straw in a cloth sack, often used beneath a featherbed or other softer mattress.

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Meanings

nounstraw-bed (plural straw-beds)

plural straw-beds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of strawbed.

    I have six chairs and a table, a straw-bed, a featherbed, and a bag of straw for Thomas, a tea kettle, an iron pot, an iron baking pan, a frying pan, a gridiron, cups, saucers, plates and dishes, knivesand forks, two candlesticks andapair of snuffers.

    1892, Moncure Daniel Conway, The Life of Thomas Paine
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APA

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

Chicago

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