sleeper DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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