NAPTAKING, adjective Taking naps. NAPTAKING, noun A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset when one is unprepared.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
NAPTAKING, adjective Taking naps. NAPTAKING, noun A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset when one is unprepared.
More founding-era words: liberty · virtue · republic · justice · providence · commerce · militia · arms · prudence · establishment · religion · usurpation · tyranny · citizen · unalienable · sovereign