the.com/trundle bed
A bed with a spare bed hiding underneath, for guests you only half-expected.
means A low bed on wheels or casters that stores underneath a taller bed and rolls out when extra sleeping space is needed.
from From 'trundle,' meaning to roll or spin along on small wheels — related to 'trend' and 'trundle' as a verb for rolling heavy objects, traceable to Old English roots tied to turning or revolving. The bed earned its name simply because it literally trundles: it's pulled out from its hiding spot on little casters, rolling across the floor like a small, obedient cart.
- origin
- named for wheels that let it roll out
- also called
- truckle bed in older British usage
- historical use
- servants once slept on them, low to the ground
- space logic
- turns one room into two sleeping spots