Definitions
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- noun A
bedridden person ; ahelpless cripple . - adjective rare, obsolete
Bedridden .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the bedrel had finished his work and the turf had been spread,
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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When the bedrel had finished his work and the turf had been spread, Lord
A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878
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When the bedrel had finished his work and the turf had been spread, Lord
A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 5 Ian Maclaren 1878
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"Gie Janet ony sticks of furniture she needs tae furnish a hoose, and sell a 'thing else tae pay the wricht (undertaker) an' bedrel
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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"Gie Janet ony sticks of furniture she needs tae furnish a hoose, and sell a 'thing else tae pay the wricht (undertaker) an' bedrel
A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878
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"Gie Janet ony sticks of furniture she needs tae furnish a hoose, and sell a 'thing else tae pay the wricht (undertaker) an' bedrel
A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 4 Ian Maclaren 1878
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