truckle bed
Example Sentences
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When Lingard ordered him to receive Joanna into his house, he had a truckle bed put into the office—the only room he could spare.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
In one corner was a truckle bed, covered with a cloth and a pile of loose straw.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston
It contained a deal wardrobe with a full length mirror, a truckle bed, a dressing table and a wash stand.
From First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt
Which, indeed, is witnessed to by the whole goggle-eyed populace in the truckle bed.
From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Do you place your men as I told you," said the Earl, abruptly, "and bring me a truckle bed out of the guardroom.
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
