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on one's deathbed

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death⋅bed

[deth-bed]
–noun
1. the bed on which a person dies: The museum contains Lincoln's deathbed.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, said, or done during the last few hours of a person's life: a deathbed confession.
3. on one's deathbed, in the last few hours before death.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME deethbed. See death, bed
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Main Entry: death·bed
Pronunciation: 'deth-"bed
Function: noun
1 : the bed in which a person dies
2 : the last hours oflife —on one's deathbed : near the point of death
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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