Forty wink

Posted by James Briggs on May 30, 2010 at 15:26

In Reply to: Forty wink posted by Charmaine on May 29, 2010 at 08:48:

: What are the origins of "forty winks"?

This has been discussed here before. A good stating point is www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 4 messages 1152.html
JB