box bed

American  

noun

1. a bed completely enclosed so as to resemble a box.

2. a bed that folds up in the form of a box.

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Etymology

Origin of box bed

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

As we were going into a box bed for the night, two young men came in, and said they were “gaun to burn the water.”

From Spare Hours by Brown, John

The green painted doors of the box bed opposite the hearth stood open, revealing a spotless white counterpane.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

It was a low-roofed room, with a box bed and some pieces of humble furniture, fit only for a labouring man.

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian

He then made a box bed at his own house, large enough for Sir Patrick to lie in, with bed and bed-clothes, and bored holes in the boards for air.

From The Red True Story Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

When I came to, I was lying on a box bed in a cottage, with Peter and the lady who had held the yellow gate kneeling by my side.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Asquith, Margot