three winks
Example Sentences
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He then turned and said to Brocklehurst: "It's all right. He's seen my three winks."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2015
"You kin have three winks to get out o' my place," said Meadville, squaring his broad shoulders.
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
"Violetta looked at me all the time, and Augustus gave three winks, so I think he liked it."
From Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Robin took it without more ado and putting it to his lips, tilted his head back, while that which was within said "glug!" "lug! glug!" for more than three winks, I wot.
From The Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Three winks, and stop, three winks, stop, and one long flash.
From The City of Fire by Grace Livingston Hill
