subs. (old).—A bed. [Of obvious derivation. Cf., Fr., la halle aux draps.] For synonyms, see BUG-WALK and KIP.
1738. SWIFT, Polite Conversation, dial. i. I hope your early rising will do you no harm. I find you are but just come out of the CLOTH MARKET.
1824. JOHN WADE (‘Thomas Fielding’), Select Proverbs, p. 149. He’s in the CLOTH MARKET. In bed.
