sleeping black

A form of sleep black — Of a chimney sweep: to sleep unwashed, still in a sooty condition.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sleep black
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sleeping black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20black

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“sleeping black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20black. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeping black,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20black.

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