Vocab Bloom Hub

practice bundling

/ˈpræktɪs ˈbʌndlɪŋ/

Traducción: Práctica histórica, especialmente en la Nueva Inglaterra colonial, en la que una pareja que cortejaba compartía la cama completamente vestida o con una tabla divisoria entre ellos, a menudo como forma de ahorrar recursos o mantener la privacidad en casas pequeñas. El término se considera hoy desusado.

1 entrada

phrase

/ˈpræktɪs ˈbʌndlɪŋ/formalamericanobsoleto
  • esPráctica histórica, especialmente en la Nueva Inglaterra colonial, en la que una pareja que cortejaba compartía la cama completamente vestida o con una tabla divisoria entre ellos, a menudo como forma de ahorrar recursos o mantener la privacidad en casas pequeñas. El término se considera hoy desusado.

A historical practice, particularly in colonial New England, where a courting couple would share a bed while fully clothed or with a bundling board between them, often as a way to conserve resources or maintain privacy in small homes. This term is now considered archaic.

  1. Historical courting customC2formal

    A traditional practice, especially in colonial America and some European cultures, where a courting couple would share a bed while fully clothed or separated by a board, as a way to get to know each other without engaging in sexual intercourse.

    esCortejo con cama compartida

    • In some rural communities, the practice of bundling was a common way for young couples to court.
    • The practice of bundling allowed couples to talk intimately while maintaining propriety.
    • Historians note that the practice of bundling declined in the 19th century with changing social norms.