Sleep"er (?), n. 1.
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law.
[Obs.] Bacon.
3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
4. (Zoöl.) An animal that
hibernates, as the bear.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) A
large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix).
(b) A nurse shark. See under
Nurse.
Sleep"er, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a
sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.]
Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
Specifically: --
(a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or
iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some
superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a
railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
(b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped
timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
ground story. [U.S.]
(c) (Naut.) One of the knees which
connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's
quarter.
(d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier
of casks.
Sleep"er (?), n. 1.
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law.
[Obs.] Bacon.
3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
4. (Zoöl.) An animal that
hibernates, as the bear.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) A
large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix).
(b) A nurse shark. See under
Nurse.
Sleep"er, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a
sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape.]
Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
Specifically: --
(a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or
iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some
superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a
railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
(b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped
timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
ground story. [U.S.]
(c) (Naut.) One of the knees which
connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's
quarter.
(d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier
of casks.
