- a couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.
- a couch, especially of the 17th or 18th century, in the form of a usually armless chair, with a greatly elongated seat supported by extra legs and a slanted, sometimes hinged, back, used for reclining or sleeping during the day.
- a narrow bed, with a head piece and sometimes a foot piece and back, on which to recline during the day
