Sleepy-dust

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sleepy dust. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "The two boys didn't interest me much — the older one, Simon, was so dozy he always had sleepy-dust in the corner of his eyes, […]"

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crustycrustygoundnapsleepsnooze

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"The two boys didn't interest me much — the older one, Simon, was so dozy he always had sleepy-dust in the corner of his eyes, […]"

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