Also 6 labed. [f. LAY v.1] The bed in which something is laid or lies: a. a grave (now dial.); † b. a layer, stratum.
1541. Richmond. Wills (Surtees, 1853), 24. I gyf to the churche warks and for my labed vjs. viijd.
1728. W. Smith, Ann. Univ. College, 251. When, for ought I know, the Statue might be in its Lay-bed, and not taken out of the Quarry.
1876. Whitby Gloss., Lay-bed, a grave.