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Discumbency

Discumbency \Dis*cum"ben*cy\, n. [From L. discumbens, p. pr. of discumbere. See Discubitory.] The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.
--Sir T. Browne.

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discumbency

n. The act of recline at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.