Decubation

//ˌdiːkjuːˈbeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "decubation" (5 found)

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Here we may not omit what Learned men have obſerv'd concerning the Cuſtome of Prophets and Perſons inſpir'd of old, to ſleep [...] on Matraſſes and Beds made of their Leaves, ad Conſulendum to ask adviſe of God. [...] At this decubation upon Boughs the Satyriſt ſeems to hint where he introduces the Gypſies.

Source: wiktionary

Whatever might evene, I was procinct against a decubation in a state of deteriority, by an infrangible consortion with an amotorculist.

Source: wiktionary

The editor of one of our Aberdeen papers, [...] jumped on board a farmer's pony, and bounded over the river's banks with more vigour than grace, knocked a few pipes out of the teeth of Aunt Sally in a field hard-by, and knocked two men into an attitude of decubation at Cults Station on the way home because they dared to intrude on his first-class privacy. Not a bad record for an afternoon, was it?

Source: wiktionary

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