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sleeper 1. a railway sleeping car or compartment 2. Brit one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track 3. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler presses the sides of his opponent's neck, causing him to pass out 4. any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker 5. a spy planted in advance for future use, but not currently active sleeper [′slēp·ər] (civil engineering) A timber, steel, or precast concrete beam placed under rails to hold them at the correct gage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He looked about him for an offensive weapon, caught up the snuffers, and, before applying them to the cabbage-headed candle, lunged at the sleeper as though he would have run him through the body. Behind the sleeper stands an old cask, which serves for a table. The sleeper moving an arm, he sat down again in his chair, and feigned to watch the storm from the window. |
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