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bedfast

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From bed + fast.

adjective more bedfast · most bedfast · bed-fast

  1. Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity. 1796, Robert Burns, letter written to Mr. Cunningham, 7 July, 1796, in The Prose Works of Robert Burns; Containing his Letters and Correspondence, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Mackenzie & Dent, 1819, p. 278 https://books.google.ca/books?id=gzYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false For these eight

    Similar: bedbound, bedridden

noun bedfasts · bed-fast · bed fast

  1. A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard.
  2. One who is bedfast.

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@misc{bedfast_2026,
  title = {bedfast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedfast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}