Green’s Dictionary of Slang

old, worn-out.

c.1786		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue ms. additions n.p.: Sleepy. Much worn: the cloth of your coat must be extremely sleepy, for it has not had a nap this long time.
1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd edn) .
1811		Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1796].
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.