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    Patwa headword

    Take-sleep

    /TAYK-sleep/

    Phrase
    Gloss
    "Doze off"
    Definition
    To accidentally fall asleep or doze off.
    Example
    "Take-sleep mark death (proverb)."
    Origin
    Idiom.

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