Meaning of dogsleep | Babel Free
Definitions
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Light or fitful sleep; a nap that is easily interrupted. uncountable
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Feigned sleep. obsolete, uncountable
Examples
“This was Gabriel Varden's state as, nodding in his dog sleep, and leaving his horse to pursue a road with which he was well acquainted, he got over the ground unconsciously, and drew nearer and nearer home.”
“[M]any of the convicts made up for their lack of rest by snatching a dog-sleep in the bared bunks.”
“Juvenal, indeed, mentions a drowsy husband, who raised an estate by snoring, but then he is represented to have slept what the common people call dog's sleep”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.