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The land of Nod — Nod Nod (n[o^]d), n. 1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything. [1913 Webster] Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) land of Nod — the land of Nod UK US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod. Thesaurus: sleephyponym to sleep, or to go to sleep … Useful english dictionary
the land of Nod — ► the land of Nod humorous a state of sleep. [ORIGIN: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Book of Genesis, chapter 4).] Main Entry: ↑land … English terms dictionary
The Land of Nod — es la historieta más exitosa de Jay Stephens (dos números, 1996). Fue candidata a algunos de los premios más importantes concedidos al cómic en Estados Unidos, como los premios Harvey Kurtzman y Will Eisner. Categoría: Historieta de Canadá … Wikipedia Español
The Land of Nod — Infobox Company company name = The Land of Nod company company type = Private company slogan = Everything for your kids room from A to Zzz foundation = In 1996 in Northbrook, Illinois location = Northbrook, Illinois key people = Scott Eirinberg… … Wikipedia
the land of Nod — UK / US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod … English dictionary
the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep. [punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).] → land … English new terms dictionary
the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep Origin: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16) … Useful english dictionary
in the land of Nod — in the ˌland of ˈNod idiom (old fashioned, humorous) asleep • Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine. Main entry: ↑landidiom … Useful english dictionary
be in the land of nod — old fashioned to be sleeping. Joe s in the land of nod at last … New idioms dictionary
