DEATHBED

deathbed

(noun) the bed on which a person dies

deathbed

(noun) the last few hours before death

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deathbed (plural deathbeds)

The bed on which someone dies.

The last hours before death.

Usage notes

All three forms deathbed, death-bed, death bed are in use but deathbed seems to be preferred.

Source: Wiktionary


Death"bed, n.

Definition: The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's deathbed is described. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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