Downsitting

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of sitting down; repose, sitting or resting. archaic

    "Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising."

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"Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising."

Etymology

From down + sitting.

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sit down

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