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English

Etymology

Sickbed

From Middle English seke bed, equivalent to sick +‎ bed.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪkbɛd/
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Noun

sickbed (plural sickbeds)

  1. A bed used by a person who is sick.
  2. A place for convalescence.

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References

  1. ^ sickbed, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.