captain's bed

American  

noun

1. a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.

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Example Sentences

"Yes," responded the "Kid," "I wouldn't swap my 'sleeping bag' for the captain's bed, to-night."

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

Yet the actor and the Californian still held vigil by the captain's bed.

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington

The axe had always hung in brackets over the captain's bed, that being the only trace that was left.

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

Then she saw that the captain's bed was empty.

From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard

At the same time the captain's bed, which made a convenient protuberance in the side of the tent, was seized and tipped over, while tent-pole, canvas, and all, came down upon him in a mass.

From The Drummer Boy by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)