rollaway

rollaway
/rohl"euh way'/, adj.
1. designed to be rolled out of the way or out of sight when not in use: rollaway bed.
n.
2. something, as an article of furniture, esp. a bed, that is a rollaway: a wide selection of cribs and rollaways.
[1935-40; adj. use of v. phrase roll away]

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Universalium. 2010.

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