A few days ago
deGea

What is the meaning of the word “bedman/bedmen”?

I am trying to translate a poem by Edward Thomas (“A private”); the line goes something like “the staid drinkers and good bedmen were all bores”

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A few days ago
ramasamy l

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There is no such word in any dictionary. may be a spelling mistake.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
I just read the poem myself. I think Thomas means these “good bedmen” are people who habitually sleep in bed rather than outside like the ploughman. They are very conventional, in other words.
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