sofa-bedstead

Hebrew damsel was arranging a little dusky sofa-bedstead (woe betide him who has to sleep on it!)

The Great Hoggarty Diamond 2006

The front room at the lodgings contained a sofa-bedstead which the landlady arranged betimes for the night.

No Name 2003

And when, turning his back on these, he sat down wearily on his sofa-bedstead — there, hanging over one end of it, was the gaudy cravat of blue satin, which he had bought because she had told him she liked bright colors, and which he had never yet had the courage to wear, though he had taken it out morning after morning with the resolution to put it on!

Armadale 2003

She pushed by Mrs. Wragge without a word, ran into her own room, tore off her cloak, bonnet and wig, and threw them down out of sight in the blank space between the sofa-bedstead and the wall.

No Name 2003

The elegant sofa-bedstead which she used during all her years in the seminary, and which would be an interesting possession for the seminary, was sold, with her other personal effects, to Dr. Carrie Brown (Mrs. Winslow), of Washington, one of her bosom friends, who stood at her pillow when she died.

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams

It was his only room, I saw; for there was a sofa-bedstead in it, and his blacking-brushes and blacking were among his books—on the top shelf, behind a dictionary.

XXVII. Tommy Traddles 1917

It was his only room, I saw; for there was a sofa-bedstead in it, and his blacking-brushes and blacking were among his books - on the top shelf, behind a dictionary.

David Copperfield Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1917

A portion of this sum was expended in a cheap sofa-bedstead, a closed washstand, and a spirit lamp coffee boiler, for Traverse determined to lodge in his office and board himself – "which will have this additional advantage," said the cheerful fellow to himself – "for besides saving me from debt, it will keep me always on hand for calls."

The Hidden Hand 1888

It happened that one night, near the close of winter, Traverse lay awake on his sofa-bedstead, turning over in his mind how he should contrive to make both ends meet at the conclusion of the present term and feeling as near despondency as it was possible for his buoyant and God-trusting soul to be, when there came a loud ringing at his office bell.

The Hidden Hand 1888

It happened that one night, near the close of winter, Traverse lay awake on his sofa-bedstead, turning over in his mind how he should contrive to make both ends meet at the conclusion of the present term and feeling as near despondency as it was possible for his buoyant and

Capitola's Peril A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand' Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859