Trucklebed
/ˈtrʌk.əlˌbɛd/noun
A low bed on casters that can be stored under a larger bed.
Did you know?The first part of trucklebed comes from truckle, meaning a small wheel or roller, from Latin *trochlea* via Old French, so the word is literally built on the idea of something that rolls beneath another.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
trochlea
“a pulley, wheel, or roller”
Old French
OF
troucle / trocle
“a small wheel or roller”
Middle English
ME
trukel
“a small wheel; a caster”
Middle English
ME
trukel-bed
“a low bed on wheels that could be tucked under another bed”
Modern English
English
trucklebed
“a low bed on casters, especially one stored under a larger bed”