"bedwarmer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bedwarmers [plural]
Etymology: From bed + warmer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bed|warmer}} bed + warmer Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedwarmer (plural bedwarmers)
  1. (historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: warming pan
    Sense id: en-bedwarmer-en-noun-HyPmns6F Disambiguation of Bedding: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (by extension) a concubine or mistress Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-bedwarmer-en-noun-cWw1dxhz Disambiguation of Sex: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Temperature Synonyms: bed warmer
Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed."
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          "ref": "1983, Ran Cartwright, The Darkening:",
          "text": "\"You speak of lowly! You, once a slave whore whose only purpose wad bed hopping! You, a Cultellrin whore! You may be a queen, but that ends now! This moment! From now on you are nothing more than my bedwarmer! You'd better pray to your god that I never tire of you, for if I do, I'll split your gut all the way up to your neck!\"",
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          "text": "unknown year, His Bedwarmer's Wife, Red Auza\n\"Nah, I'ts fine, Ley. Because from now on I won't bring any woman here. You will be my bedwarmer.\""
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          "ref": "2008, Ali Vali, Deal with the Devil:",
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          "text": "\"But my appetite for other delights has just awoken, so if you will excuse me Brothers, I shall take a bottle of brandy and my bed-warmer for tonight, and I shall you all In^([sic]) the morning.\" and turning to Theresa he grabbsed her arm roughly and dragged her to her feet, […]",
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          "text": "unknown year, His Bedwarmer's Wife, Red Auza\n\"Nah, I'ts fine, Ley. Because from now on I won't bring any woman here. You will be my bedwarmer.\""
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          "ref": "2008, Ali Vali, Deal with the Devil:",
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