SLEEPYHEAD

sleepyhead

(noun) a sleepy person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sleepyhead (plural sleepyheads)

(informal) A sleepy person.

The ruddy duck.

Source: Wiktionary


Sleep"y*head`, n.

1. A sleepy person. To bed, to bed, says Sleepyhead. Mother Goose.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ruddy duck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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