land of Nod

American  

[nod] / nɒd /

noun

1. the mythical land of sleep.

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land of Nod British  

noun

1. Old Testament a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)

2. an imaginary land of sleep

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land of Nod Cultural  

1. To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”

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Etymology

Origin of land of Nod

First recorded in 1725–35; a pun on Land of Nod (Genesis 4:16); see nod

Example Sentences

Ever dream of a few more hours each night in the land of Nod?

From Time Magazine Archive

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod .

From Time Magazine Archive

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.’

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Almost immediately the deep, regular breathing of the wearied hunter told that he was already in the land of Nod.

From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas