Obstetrication
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 obstetrics or midwifery obsolete, uncountable
"There he must lie, in an uncouth posture, for his appointed month; till ,the native bonds being loosed and the doors forced open, he shall be, by a helpful obstetrication, drawn forth into the larger prison of the World"
Example
More examples"There he must lie, in an uncouth posture, for his appointed month; till ,the native bonds being loosed and the doors forced open, he shall be, by a helpful obstetrication, drawn forth into the larger prison of the World"
Etymology
From obstetric + -ation.
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