单词 | to catch off to sleep |
释义 | > as lemmasto catch off to sleep 2. intransitive. English regional (south-western). to catch off to sleep: to go to sleep; also (transitive in passive) to be sent to sleep. Now rare. ΚΠ 1865 Curate of Sadbrooke III. xxi. 294 In his last sermon, which my missus heerd, for I was catched off to sleep, begging your pardon for saying so. 1917 M. P. Willcocks Eyes of Blind xviii. 280 ‘She's catching off to sleep,’ said Lizzie, coming quietly into the lamplit circle where the two men sat. 1934 Taunton Courier 20 June 4/3 When witness stopped the horses, defendant awoke, and nearly fell off. He stated: ‘I was coming down the hill in the sun when I catched off to sleep.’ < as lemmas |
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