Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bed which could be packed, as in a chest, for traveling.
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Examples
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She set down the child softly on the trussing-bed, (the curious name given by our forefathers to a piece of furniture which formed a sofa or travelling-bed at pleasure), and quietly opening the door into her bower, she saw -- her husband standing on the hearth, with the book in his hand, and a very decided frown gathering on his countenance.
Mistress Margery Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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The latter lay down on the trussing-bed -- the medieval sofa -- and turned her face away towards the wall.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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