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| | #* '''1854:''' Anne E. Baker, ''Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases'' | | #* '''1854:''' Anne E. Baker, ''Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases'' |
| | #*: ''A top '''sleeps''' when it moves with such velocity, and spins so smoothly, that its motion is imperceptible.'' | | #*: ''A top '''sleeps''' when it moves with such velocity, and spins so smoothly, that its motion is imperceptible.'' |
| − | #: ''When a top '''is sleeping''', it is spinning but not [[precessing]].'' | + | #: ''When a top is '''sleeping''', it is spinning but not [[precessing]].'' |
| | # {{transitive}} To [[accommodate]] in beds. | | # {{transitive}} To [[accommodate]] in beds. |
| | #: ''This caravan can '''sleep''' up to four people''. | | #: ''This caravan can '''sleep''' up to four people''. |
