Slugabed
/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
"Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]"
- 2 a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour wordnet
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More examples"Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]"
Etymology
From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).