scissors-bed

Updated: June 30, 2026

I can sit out on deck and smoke of an evening, you know." "Yes," said Euphemia. "You can sit on the bulwarks and I can sit by you. That will do very well. I'm sure I'm glad the boat has bulwarks." So we resigned the easy-chair and bought a bedstead and some very plain bedding. The bedstead was what is sometimes called a "scissors-bed."

Frank Richard Stockton - Rudder Grange