"straw bed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: straw beds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straw bed (plural straw beds)
  1. Alternative form of strawbed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: strawbed
    Sense id: en-straw_bed-en-noun-YpGhfHwx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straw, bed.
    Sense id: en-straw_bed-en-noun-RxCkgIwr

Inflected forms

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