单词 | chamber-ridden |
释义 | > as lemmaschamber-ridden chamber-ridden adj. confined to one's room through illness, age, etc.; cf. bedridden adj. ΚΠ 1856 H. K. Hunt Glances & Glimpses x. 135 Many home-bound, chamber-ridden, used for years to medical calls, would make a desperate effort, saying ‘live or die’. 2001 M. Jooma in K. Guest Eating their Words iv. 68 The ‘old he-goat’..resembles no one more closely than Crusoe's gouty, chamber-ridden father. < as lemmas |
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