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lyings-in

n. (plural of lying-in English)

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lying-in
  1. n. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, travail, childbed]

  2. [also: lyings-in (pl)]

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Why, what with cousins, uncles, aunts, and relationships of this, that, and t’other degree, and whatnot degree, and marriages, and lyings-in, the Swidgers - Tumbler - might take hold of hands, and make a ring round England!