Sofa bed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sofa bed
    n 1: a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn:
         {convertible}, {sofa bed}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sofa \So"fa\, n.; pl. {Sofas}. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to
   dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[`a].]
   A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends;
   -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
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         Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. --Cowper.
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   {Sofa bed}, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to
      form a bed; -- called also {sofa bedstead}.
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