1896 H. M. Blossom viii. 169 Half the time I think that I must be asleep, and trying to ‘cash a hop-dream’.
1931 E. Linklater v. 401 I listened like I was in a hop-dream.
1934 J. M. Cain xiv. 159 ‘That paper..was still in the files, see?’.. ‘You mean that hop dream she called a confession?’