Sleeping table

Sleeping table
Sleeping Sleep"ing, a. & n. from {Sleep}. [1913 Webster]

{Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping.

{Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under {Dormant}.

{Sleeping table} (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sleeping partner — Sleeping Sleep ing, a. & n. from {Sleep}. [1913 Webster] {Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. {Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under {Dormant}. {Sleeping table} (Mining), a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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