RECUMB'ENCY, noun 1. The posture of leaning, reclining or lying. 2. Rest; repose; idle state.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
RECUMB'ENCY, noun 1. The posture of leaning, reclining or lying. 2. Rest; repose; idle state.
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