SLEEPYHEADS

Noun

sleepyheads

plural of sleepyhead

Source: Wiktionary


SLEEPYHEAD

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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