truckle bed

Example Sentences

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Which, indeed, is witnessed to by the whole goggle-eyed populace in the truckle bed.

From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

In the living room a truckle bed had already been made up.

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

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 Richards, Frank

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

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