noun Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
noun A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
noun Animal bedding together with its dung.
noun A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs.
noun Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.
noun Any of the other similar conveyances, such as sedan chairs, hammock litters, and the like.
noun Synonym of straw, grass, etc. more generally, particularly in plaster, thatch, and mulch.
noun An act of giving birth to a number of live young at the same time.