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A British horse racing/betting term for the best bet advised by an expert on a given day (from the Napoleon - the most valuable French coin at the time the phrase was first used (coined). Also, it comes from a card game called Napoleon. Each player is dealt 5 cards singly from a full pack of 52 and then declares, elder hand first, how many tricks he thinks he can make. "Nap" is a declaration to take all 5 tricks and therefore comes to mean a punter's best chance.
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∙ 12y agoit just showed up or perhaps actually woke up in old English around 1300 in the form of hnaeppian but no one can remember what they were dreaming about beforehand
later it was shortened to discourage laziness
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Where did the word nap come from?
If you mean nap as in a short, light sleep, it comes from an Old English word Hnappian. There is also a connection to the German word Napfen
Is '' so she can take a nap'' a subject or predicate?
It depends on how the word is used.
What is compound word with nap?
catnap knapsack
What is another word for an afternoon nap?
It is siesta (from the Spanish custom).
What is a sentence using the word energized?
After a nap he felt energized.
Where did the word nap come from?
If you mean nap as in a short, light sleep, it comes from an Old English word Hnappian. There is also a connection to the German word Napfen
What is a word that rhymes with nap and have a silent w?
wrap
What is the base word of nape?
nap
Is '' so she can take a nap'' a subject or predicate?
It depends on how the word is used.
What is a 3 letter word for doze?
nap
What is a 3 letter word for sleep?
Nap.
What is the origin of the word siesta?
The word "siesta" comes from the Latin word "hora sexta," which means "the sixth hour." In many Spanish-speaking countries, people traditionally take a break after lunch during the hottest part of the day, around the sixth hour after dawn. This break became known as a "siesta."
What is compound word with nap?
catnap knapsack
What A short sleep during the day?
It's a nap. Some people refer to them as catnaps if they are really really short, but the more common word in just nap.
What is a one word substitute for an afternoon nap?
The word is siesta (from Spanish).
What does spanish word siesta mean?
"Siesta" refers to a nap, usually after lunch.
What is another word for fur that starts with an n?
Nap
