truckle bed
Example Sentences
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In the living room a truckle bed had already been made up.
From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily
He took me to the very top of the mill, and there was a room with a heap of straw in one corner, and many empty barrels, and by the wall a truckle bed.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
The Cornet himself, though he sat up talking with the farmer for some time, at length turned into the truckle bed provided for him, and was soon as fast asleep as his men.
From Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow by Webb, Archibald
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
