hotbed.
A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
Meaning & usage
A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keHy- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *kéHidʰeti Proto-Indo-European *kéHidos Proto-Germanic *haitaz Proto-West Germanic *hait Old English hāt Middle English hot English hot Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English hotbed From hot + bed.
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