Definition of Bedroll

1. Noun. Bedding rolled up for carrying.

Generic synonyms: Bed Clothing, Bedclothes, Bedding

Definition of Bedroll

1. Noun. A roll of bedding which can be carried when hiking or camping etc ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bedroll

1. a portable roll of bedding [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedroll

bedrive
bedrivel
bedriveled
bedriveling
bedrivelled
bedrivelling
bedrivels
bedrizzle
bedrizzled
bedrizzles
bedrizzling
bedrobe
bedrobes
bedrock
bedrocks
bedroll (current term)
bedrolls
bedroom
bedroom community
bedroom furniture
bedroom set
bedroom suite
bedroomed
bedroomlike
bedrooms
bedroomy
bedrop
bedropped
bedropping

Literary usage of Bedroll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trilogy of Shennan: Hagre and the Barbarian Wars by Richard Allen Saare (2007)
"He picked up his bedroll and returned to the bivouac. He entered his tent and dropped his bedroll on the cot. He lay on his bedroll thinking of all the ..."

2. The Works of Thomas Kyd by Thomas Kyd (1901)
"Cornelia is speaking of the means by which her companions restrained her from suicide. 200. A bedroll. . . blasphemies : ' Mille outrageux blasphemes. ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... bedroll, ». A term used to denote .the rest, formerly used for a heavy musket. The latter is obviously the true reading, the same with Fr. banderole, ..."

4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1920)
"I have seen a fellow fit his bedroll next to his back and then strap a heavy ... He thought this was quite clever since the bedroll was soft on his back. ..."

5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1893)
"To the son of William Malles wife four sheep. To Burton vicar of Horley six shillings eight pence, to pray for my s my husband's soul in his " bedroll. ..."

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