adj. and adv. (old).—Much worn; threadbare: e.g., a SLEEPY PEAR = a pear beginning to decay; a SLEEPLESS-HAT = shabby headgear ‘with nap worn off’ (GROSE). See GOLGOTHA.
adj. and adv. (old).—Much worn; threadbare: e.g., a SLEEPY PEAR = a pear beginning to decay; a SLEEPLESS-HAT = shabby headgear ‘with nap worn off’ (GROSE). See GOLGOTHA.
