[usuallysing.] the bed in which sb is dying or dies:
a deathbed confession / conversion / repentance * He told me the truth on his deathbed (= as he lay dying). * She was on her deathbed (= going to die very soon). * (humorous) You'd have to be practically on your deathbed before the doctor would come and see you!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is deathbed a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, deathbed is tagged as noun.
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