English

Noun

trestle bed ‎(plural trestle beds)

1. A portable bed supported by trestles, as used in a military camp, hospital etc.
   • 1919, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley:

     You know that little trestle bed in the garret room, with the old mattress on it that the last minister left there?

   • 1928, Nan Shepherd, The Quarry Wood:

     She had long since ceased to share a bed with her, allowing Madge and Flossie the one respectable bed the room contained, and sleeping herself on a rackety trestle-bed underneath the window.