strawbed
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strawbed
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From straw + bed.
noun strawbeds · straw-bed · straw bed
- A mattress made of dry straw in a cloth sack, often used beneath a featherbed or other softer mattress. The lying-in woman was not allowed to lie in bed, but a strawbed was prepared for her on the floor.
- Childbirth. An old woman called "Ala Ju" (Mother Julia) walked three miles to get me a sample of the Granny Bush (Croton linearis), whose leaves are steeped and given to women for nine days after childbirth, or "strawbed" as it is termed here.
Talk about this word "strawbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strawbed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strawbed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strawbed "strawbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strawbed.
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@misc{strawbed_2026,
title = {strawbed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strawbed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
