On good ones, they found a lodging house and raced upstairs, hoping to claim a catnap before that evening’s gig.

Maybe he could take a little rest, catnap like Mom did after dinner, before she started her hours of baking.

It should be noted that the Fourth Estate doesn’t merely cover for Mr. Biden on trivial matters like his propensity for catnaps.

Merry sang songs—all to the tune of “Jingle Bells”—and took little catnaps on a pink blanket under the pecan tree by the downstairs kitchen door.

And although it is possible to take catnaps during the daytime, our inclination is to want to sleep when it is night.