What is "recumb"

Recumb \Re*cumb"\ (-k?m"), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.] To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.]
--J. Allen (1761).

vb. (context obsolete intransitive English) To lean; to recline; to repose.

v. lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: repose, recline]