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body pillow

noun

Definition of body pillow

: a large, elongated pillow used to support the body especially during sleep

There also are body pillows for side sleepers so they can place part of the pillow between their legs and better align their spine.
—Nzong Xiong, News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 27 Dec. 2007

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1973

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