Water bed n. A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water, thus providing uniform support to the body lying on it; also a bed constructed so as to contain such a mattress. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients, as well as in some private homes.
... of apparatus for the recovery of drowned persons, with a drag, was received from the Royal Humane Society of London. A water bed was afterwards purchased, which was let out for a small fee to ... — A History of Horncastle - from the earliest period to the present time • James Conway Walter
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