(chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.

Alternative form of bed blocker

(architecture) The moulding of a cornice immediately below the corona.

plural of bed moulding

A plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.

plural of bed trick

Alternative form of bedwetter

Alternative form of bed tea

(India, Pakistan) A serving of tea shortly after awakening in the morning.

(geology) A layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a geological formation.