bug-walk en · NOUN
Etymology
Presumably in reference to the bedbugs that might infest it.
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A bed.
There would be no more visiting in that direction for a while, and back he would roost in his 'bug-walk'.
1969, Kovave, volumes 1-5, page 38:[…] Who, when he encounters an over-filled guest, / Either staggering homewards or taking his rest, / Sees him safe to his bug-walk […]
1887, Truth, volume 21, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bug-walks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |