dogsleepn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡsliːp/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡˌslip/,

/ˈdɑɡˌslip/

Forms:

α. 1600s– dogsleep.

β. 1600s dogs-sleep, 1700s– dog's sleep.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, sleep n.

Etymology: In α. forms < dog n.¹ + sleep n.; in β. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + sleep n. With reference to the characteristically light sleep of a dog.

†1. Feigned or pretended sleep. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > pretended

dogsleep1614

1614 R. S. in T. Overbury et al. Wife now Widdow Newes from Bed sig. H4^v A Iealous man sleeps dog-sleep.

a1625 J. Fletcher Women Pleas'd iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeee2^v/1 Do ye play at dog-sleep still whore?

1763 Ladies' Compl. Let.-writer iii. lxxvi. 156 The Lawyer slept a Dog-Sleep most Part of the Way, I suppose the better to ruminate on the Causes he had in Hand.

1833 J. Wilson French & Eng. Dict. 166/1 To sleep a dog-sleep, Faire semblant de dormir.

1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. in Poet. Wks. VIII. 13 Suddenly starting from a nap, as it were, A dog-sleep with one shut, one open orb, Cried the Pope's great self.

2. Light or fitful sleep, easily interrupted; an instance of this. Cf. catnap n. at cat n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light

sloomOE

wink1362

napa1400

slumber1488

dog's sleep1560

dogsleep1674

(not) a wink of sleep1682

doze1731

snooze1793

snatch1820

forty winks1828

eyeful1860

snoose1912

caulk1917

zizz1941

1674 T. Duffett Empress of Morocco ii. 15 Now he but sleeps Dog-sleep among us.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. lxiii. 251 He..ask'd,..How one might avoid Dog-sleep?

1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 40 My sleep was never more than what is called dog-sleep; so that I could hear myself moaning, and was often, so it seemed to me, wakened suddenly by my own voice.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dog-sleep, the uncomfortable fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.

1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver ix. 108 I wakened out of a dog sleep.

2002 Mod. Maturity Feb. 53/1 In nautical argot, ‘dogsleep’ is a term for the restless sort of sleep snatched in between watches on rough seas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dogsleep
释义	dogsleepn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡsliːp/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌslip/, /ˈdɑɡˌslip/ Forms: α. 1600s– dogsleep. β. 1600s dogs-sleep, 1700s– dog's sleep. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, sleep n. Etymology: In α. forms < dog n.¹ + sleep n.; in β. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + sleep n. With reference to the characteristically light sleep of a dog. †1. Feigned or pretended sleep. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > pretended dogsleep1614 1614 R. S. in T. Overbury et al. Wife now Widdow Newes from Bed sig. H4^v A Iealous man sleeps dog-sleep. a1625 J. Fletcher Women Pleas'd iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeee2^v/1 Do ye play at dog-sleep still whore? 1763 Ladies' Compl. Let.-writer iii. lxxvi. 156 The Lawyer slept a Dog-Sleep most Part of the Way, I suppose the better to ruminate on the Causes he had in Hand. 1833 J. Wilson French & Eng. Dict. 166/1 To sleep a dog-sleep, Faire semblant de dormir. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. in Poet. Wks. VIII. 13 Suddenly starting from a nap, as it were, A dog-sleep with one shut, one open orb, Cried the Pope's great self. 2. Light or fitful sleep, easily interrupted; an instance of this. Cf. catnap n. at cat n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light sloomOE wink1362 napa1400 slumber1488 dog's sleep1560 dogsleep1674 (not) a wink of sleep1682 doze1731 snooze1793 snatch1820 forty winks1828 eyeful1860 snoose1912 caulk1917 zizz1941 1674 T. Duffett Empress of Morocco ii. 15 Now he but sleeps Dog-sleep among us. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. lxiii. 251 He..ask'd,..How one might avoid Dog-sleep? 1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 40 My sleep was never more than what is called dog-sleep; so that I could hear myself moaning, and was often, so it seemed to me, wakened suddenly by my own voice. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dog-sleep, the uncomfortable fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress. 1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver ix. 108 I wakened out of a dog sleep. 2002 Mod. Maturity Feb. 53/1 In nautical argot, ‘dogsleep’ is a term for the restless sort of sleep snatched in between watches on rough seas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1614
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