lie-down

[lahy-doun] /ˈlaɪˌdaʊn/

noun, Chiefly British.

a nap.

Origin of lie-down

1830-1840

First recorded in 1830-40; noun use of verb phrase lie down

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May we see the horses, Mike—are they having their lie-down, or anything?

Thoroughbreds W. A. Fraser

Word Origin and History for lie-down

period of rest reclining, 1840, from lie (v.2) + down (adv.).

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