Definition of Forty winks

1. Noun. Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).

Exact synonyms: Cat Sleep, Catnap, Nap, Short Sleep, Snooze
Generic synonyms: Sleeping
Specialized synonyms: Siesta, Zizz
Derivative terms: Catnap, Nap, Snooze

Definition of Forty winks

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forty Winks

forty-ninth
forty-ninth parallel
forty-one
forty-oneth
forty-second
forty-seven
forty-seventh
forty-six
forty-sixth
forty-spot
forty-spots
forty-third
forty-three
forty-two
forty minutes of hell
forty winks (current term)
fortyfold
fortyish
fortypenny
fortysomething
fortysomethings
forum
forum non conveniens
forum shopping
forumite
forumites
forums
forwake
forwaked
forwalk

Literary usage of Forty winks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Peeps at Parliament: Taken from Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry William Lucy (1903)
"He may, without reproach, snatch his forty winks when he will, ... He admits that, " at my time of life," he finds a long and prosy "forty winks. ..."

2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1854)
"forty winks—only forty winks ! MR. PUNCH crosses the Channel; ... PUNCH'S forty winks. Nevertheless he resolved to go straightway to Paris that his dream ..."

3. Life in Spain: Past and Present by Walter Thornbury (1860)
"says Forty- winks, gravely. " To think of men going by an old prejudiced Tory like ... And you will have one," said forty winks, shutting his note-book. ..."

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