Add to ORKGsettle n- a couch kept in the kitchen, also called a "daybed". It resembles the roll-away beds which are common nowadays. Most settles were made of wood with a raised headboard and [reverse] it was covered with a quilted cover and cushions.... It seems that the settle (couch, daybed) was usually kept close to the kitchen stove, as this was the only source of heat.YesDNE-cit DNE-citDICT CENUsed I and SupUsed I and SupUsed ISTRETCHER, benches, settles, wooden settle, ~ a couch kept in the kitchen, day-bedNEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Reverse of card at S_15423. The source is listed as C 71-106 in DNE and cited quotation on the card is partly quoted in DNE
