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forty

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
2. a numeral, 40, XL, etc., representing this number
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Edinburgh is the only zoo in the UK to house koalas - more cute bears who like nothing more than a quick forty winks.
Panda - monium; Maria Breslin enjoys an audience with two celebrity bears during a trip to the zoo
Officers' fears that he'd been sipping the eggnog early were unfounded, Santa had only been taking forty winks.
BOOZE BEEN A BAD BOY THIS YEAR.. Santa's full of festive spirit
Dubai Catching forty winks at work is not something many employees could get away with -- not least one who is piloting a jumbo jet 11,000 metres over Asia.
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For example, I bet you didn't know that if you parked illegally and for whatever reason decided to grab forty winks, the traffic warden is forbidden to knock on the car window lest they give you a heart attack.
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That is, if the insomniac got his forty winks at all.
The Man Who Took America Head-On
The rooms, which start from pounds 25 for four hours, are comfortable and surprisingly quiet given their location, and are the perfect place to catch forty winks without the hassle of getting to the terminal on time.
Ideal for an early check-in
IF losing a few hours sleep is the price to pay for improving Everton's reputation in Europe, Phil Neville is more than happy to miss out on his forty winks.
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have discovered that humans have a built-in mechanism triggering the need for forty winks after a meal.
The Brum siesta
SEAMAN SMEDLAP'S FORTY WINKS HAS BEEN ALMOST A CENTURY'S WORTH OF WINKS.
Solving a Titanic mystery
Maybe that's why Laurent Blanc decided to have forty winks while Villa took a lead they fully deserved 10 minutes before the break.
FOOTBALL: FORLAN HERO STANDS UP; Diego scores at last to spare shaky United's embarrassment
On one side of a glass wall, Warhol's Sleep, showing the poet John Giorno catching forty winks, was projected in 16 mm without audio.
STICKUP ARTIST
Eastern Accents' best seller at market was the Bonanza collection, from its new Forty Winks juvenile line.
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