deathbed
/ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ noun C1- The bed on which someone dies.
- The last hours before death.
- A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.
Plural deathbeds
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Poor Edmond, he was cruelly deceived; but it was fortunate that he never knew, or he might have found it more difficult, when on his deathbed, to pardon his enemies.
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