strawbed
strawbed · strawbeds
A mattress made of dry straw in a cloth sack, often used beneath a featherbed or other…A mattress made of dry straw in a cloth sack, often used beneath a featherbed or other softer mattress.
Meaning
2 sensesA mattress made of dry straw in a cloth sack, often used beneath a featherbed or other softer mattress.
(Bahamas)Childbirth.
Origin
From straw + bed.From straw + bed.
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