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Bethany K. Dumas dumasb at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU
Mon Mar 14 14:35:21 UTC 2005


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Wilson Gray wrote:

>"Well, I can't  sleep at night.
>"I just _catchnap_ through the day"

Hmmm. Catnap? Catch a nap? I do not know the etymology, and a quick look
at OED did not help me ... am I missing something?

Bethany



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