dog napn.¹

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ nap/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˌnæp/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˌnæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, nap n.³

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + nap n.³, perhaps after catnap n. at cat n.¹ Compounds 3.

Originally: a short nap, esp. one taken while sitting, a catnap (cf. dogsleep n. 2). Later: a nap taken by a dog.

ΘΚΠ

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

catnap1823

dog nap1833

cat-sleep1837

1833 C. F. Hoffman Let. 15 Nov. in Winter in West (1835) I. 89 Stretched upon the floor in a corner lay the tired domestic, who..was catching a dog-nap before the stage-coach should drive to the door.

1863 W. Phillips Speeches 295 That sleepy crier of a New Hampshire court, who was ever dreaming in his dog-naps that the voice of judge or lawyer was a noisy interruption, and always woke shouting ‘Silence!’

1906 Dial. Notes 3 306 Dog-nap. A slight or troubled sleep.

1975 Times 11 Nov. 13 Placid dogs that take dog-naps..and do not expect to be taken out for a walk.

2008 North Shore (Brit. Columbia) News (Nexis) 11 May f35 At first they got all excited, wagging their tails and squirming around,..but we soon all settled down together for a good old dog nap.

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

单词	dog nap
释义	dog napn.¹ Brit. /ˈdɒɡ nap/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌnæp/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌnæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, nap n.³ Etymology: < dog n.¹ + nap n.³, perhaps after catnap n. at cat n.¹ Compounds 3. Originally: a short nap, esp. one taken while sitting, a catnap (cf. dogsleep n. 2). Later: a nap taken by a dog. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light > while sitting catnap1823 dog nap1833 cat-sleep1837 1833 C. F. Hoffman Let. 15 Nov. in Winter in West (1835) I. 89 Stretched upon the floor in a corner lay the tired domestic, who..was catching a dog-nap before the stage-coach should drive to the door. 1863 W. Phillips Speeches 295 That sleepy crier of a New Hampshire court, who was ever dreaming in his dog-naps that the voice of judge or lawyer was a noisy interruption, and always woke shouting ‘Silence!’ 1906 Dial. Notes 3 306 Dog-nap. A slight or troubled sleep. 1975 Times 11 Nov. 13 Placid dogs that take dog-naps..and do not expect to be taken out for a walk. 2008 North Shore (Brit. Columbia) News (Nexis) 11 May f35 At first they got all excited, wagging their tails and squirming around,..but we soon all settled down together for a good old dog nap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1833
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dog napn.1

dog napn.¹