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sickbed

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sick·bed  (skbd)
n.
A sick person's bed.
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Noun1.sickbedsickbed - the bed on which a sick person lies
bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
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Spanish sickbed [ˈsɪkbɛd] n → lecho de enfermo
German sickbed [ˈsɪkbɛd] sick n → Krankenbett nt
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Rumour, in this instance, did no more than justice to the truth; and over the sickbed many confidences were exchanged, and clouds that had been growing for years passed away in a few hours, and as fond mankind loves to hope, for ever.
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He saved the credit of the Erie by telephone--lent it five million dollars as he lay at home on a sickbed.
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