n. (Zool.) Tengmalm's or Richardson's owl (Nyctale Tengmalmi); -- so called from a superstition of the North American Indians that its note presages death. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. [ 1913 Webster ]
That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's deathbed is described. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. [ 1913 Webster ]
That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen's deathbed is described. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]