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discumb
† diˈscumb, v. Obs. rare. [ad. L. discumb-ĕre to lie down, recline, f. dis- 1 + -cumbĕre to lie down: cf. cumbent.] intr. To recline (at table). Hence diˈscumbing vbl. n. and ppl. a.1683 J. Evans Kneeling at Sacrament i. 21 At the beginning of the Paschal Feast the Jews did put themselves into this ... Oxford English Dictionary
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discubitory
† diˈscubitory, a. Obs. rare—1. [ad. L. type *discubitōri-us, f. discubit-, ppl. stem of discumbĕre see discumb and -ory.] Adapted for reclining.1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. vi. 241 Custome by degrees changed their cubiculary beds into discubitory. Oxford English Dictionary
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discumbent
† discumbent, a. and n. Obs. Also 6 discom-. [ad. L. discumbent-em, pr. pple. of discumbĕre: see discumb.] A. adj. Reclining.1715 I. Mather Several Serm. iii. 95 The Jews..sat at their Tables in a discumbent posture. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters I. 197 Bathing is best administered in a discumbent postu... Oxford English Dictionary
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discumbitory
† diˈscumbitory, a. Obs. rare—1. A non-etymological by-form of discubitory, influenced by the L. present stem discumb-.1715 tr. Pancirollus' Rerum Mem. I. iv. x. 186 Those discumbitory Couches, upon which they loll'd when at their Repast. 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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discubiture
† diˈscubiture Obs. rare. [ad. L. type *discubitūra, f. discubit-, ppl. stem of discumbĕre: see prec. and -ure.] The posture of reclining.a 1655 Vines Lord's Supp. (1677) 113 The gesture, which was discubiture or lying on couch-beds. Ibid. 154. Oxford English Dictionary
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