Winnipeg couch en · NOUN
Etymology
From Winnipeg + couch. First use appears c. 1945-1947.
Meanings
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(Canada) A simple couch, having no back or arms, that can be converted into a double bed.
He slept between sheets and on a flounced Winnipeg couch that stood in one corner of the twelve-foot square room that served as his cell.
1947, W.O. Mitchell, Who has seen the wind, Macmillan, page 261:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg couches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
daybed · sofa-bedstead · sofa-sleeper · sofa-bed · Chesterfield bed · sofabed · davenport · sofa bed · sofa sleeper