truckle bed

Example Sentences

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"He that is beaten may be said To lie in honour's truckle bed."

From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest

Iris came back from the void to find herself lying on a truckle bed in a dimly-lighted hovel.

From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis

Once again I was astounded, for I could now discern that 'Brownie's' figure lay upon the truckle bed instead of that of my uncle, which I had seen before.

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard

"You have had a busy time of it in dreams, Master Weasel," said Dauntrees, since you laid yourself down on your truckle bed this morning.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

I called Jacopo Antonio, a boy of fifteen years of age who acted as my servant and slept in a truckle bed, and bade him look for my rings.

From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)