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† deˈcussion Obs. rare.
[ad. L. dēcussiōn-em, n. of action f. dēcutĕre to shake down, beat down, etc., f. de- I. 1 + quatĕre to shake.]
A shaking down or off.
1664Evelyn Pomona (1729) 94 Making a Quantity of Cider with Windfalls, which he let ripen in the Hoard, near a month interceding between the time of their Decussion, and that which Nature intended for their Maturity. 1674Blount Glossogr., Decussion, a striking or shaking off; a beating down. |