[nod] 
| the mythical land of sleep. |
| Main Entry: | land of Nod |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | sleep |
| Etymology: | a pun on the Biblical place name in Genesis |
To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”
