expression, godan verb (-ru)
lay out one's bedding
Rare expression for spreading out a futon or bedding on the floor, typically in a traditional Japanese setting.
旅館に着いたら、まず床を取って休んだ。
When we arrived at the inn, we first laid out our bedding and rested.
The common, everyday expression for laying out a futon. 床を取る is a rarer, more literary alternative.
Compound of 床 (とこ, 'bed' or 'floor') + を + 取る (とる, 'take'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase literally means 'take the bed' in the sense of preparing a sleeping place.