truckle bed

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Thou couldst never dole out food to men, when, lying in thy truckle bed, thou wast not to be found, while men were fighting.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

Each of these cells holds a small truckle bed, in which one prisoner sleeps; never more.

From American Notes by Dickens, Charles

I shrank back after peering through the small aperture, for there was my uncle stretched out on 'Brownie's' truckle bed.

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard

There were but two inodorous rooms, the innermost of which contained a truckle bed.

From Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by Henham, Ernest G.

They carried Mary to her chamber, and laid her down on the low truckle bed, the shepherd moving as gently as he could, and doing his best to prevent her from suffering.

From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Marshall, Emma