strawbed

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.”

2. isim 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.”