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DEATH-BED

\dˈɛθbˈɛd], \dˈɛθbˈɛd], \d_ˈɛ_θ_b_ˈɛ_d]\

Definitions of DEATH-BED

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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n. The bed on which a person dies; the closing hours of life.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The bed to which a man is confined by mortal sickness.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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