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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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DOT, n.1, v.1 1. n. A nap, a short sleep (Slg. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 57); Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 70; Cai.7.
2. v. To fall into a short sleep (Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 70).
[Cf. Icel. dotta, to nod from sleep.]