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The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.

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  1. n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.
  2. n. the last few hours before death
  3. n. the bed on which a person dies
  4. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's deathbed is described. Thackeray.
  5. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours oflife of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen'sdeathbed is described. Thackeray.
  6. n:100 n. the last few hours before death n. the bed on which a person dies