noun Date: circa 1820 a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years
RIP VAN WINKLE
Meaning of RIP VAN WINKLE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012