Meanings
verbsleep black (third-person singular simple present sleeps black, present participle sleeping black, simple past and past participle slept black)
present singular third person sleeps black · participle present sleeping black · participle past slept black · past slept black
- historicalOf a chimney sweep: to sleep unwashed, still in a sooty condition.
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sleep black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20black
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