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boxˈbɑks
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bedˈbɛd

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/bɔks - bed/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈbɒks - ˈbɛd/

Items

  • box-bedenclosed bed which can be closed with doors or curtains
  • box-bedA box-bed (also known as a closed bed, close bed, or enclosed bed; less commonly, shut-bed is an enclosed bed made to look like a cupboard, half-opened or not.

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