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hotbed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hotbed \Hot"bed`\, n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as a hotbed of sedition. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hotbed n 1: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice" 2: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
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