Cat-naps

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cat-nap form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of cat-nap form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"Railroad rides are naturally tiresome to persons who cannot read on the cars, and, being one of those unfortunates, I resigned myself, on taking my seat in the train, to several hours of tedium, alleviated only by such cat-naps as I might achieve."

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