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sleeper

• 1 n. Lumbering, Obs. See bedding timbers 1853 quote.

  See also: bedding timbers  

• 2 n. Maritimes a large root or other piece of wood partially buried in the soil.

• 3 n. Cdn Football a play in which a player moves to the sidelines as if moving off the field during a group substitution, then moves ahead on a quick play to receive a pass unchallenged by a defending player.

  See also: sleeper pass