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cubation
▪ I. † cuˈbation1 Obs.—0 [ad. L. cubātiōn-em, n. of action f. cubāre to recline.] The action of lying down.1727 in Bailey vol. II. Hence in Johnson, etc.▪ II. cubation2 rare. (kjuːˈbeɪʃən) [n. of action from mod.L. cubāre to cube (used or assumed): see -ation.] = cubature.1727–51 Chambers Cycl., Cub... Oxford English Dictionary
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discubation
† discuˈbation Obs. rare—1. [ad. assumed L. type *discubātio, n. of action f. *discubāre, f. dis- (dis-) + cubāre to recline. The actual L. word was discubitio from discumbĕre; but the parallel forms cubātio, accubātio, occur in L.: cf. cubation, accubation.] Reclining at meals.1635–56 Cowley Davide... Oxford English Dictionary
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