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reˈcumb, v. rare.
[ad. L. recumbĕre: see recumbent a.]
intr. To lean, recline, rest. Const. on, upon. Also fig.
a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1686 II. 69 The King makes an overture of pardon and favour unto you upon condition, that any one of you will recumbe, rest, lean upon, or roll himself upon the person of his Son. a1711Ken Hymnarium Poet. Wks. 1721 II. 44 Saints, in the most afflictive Hour, Recumb on thy propitious Power. 1761Allen No Accept. with God by Faith only 23 What shall we think of the loud and repeated cries..of a faith, which consists in lolling, rolling, and recumbing on Christ? 1906M. Dods Later Lett. (1911) 213 Will you excuse pencil, as I am in a run down condition and my doctor bids me ‘recumb’ as much as I can. 1925O. W. Holmes in Holmes–Laski Lett. (1953) I. 693 Now I shall recumb with a hot bottle at my back. |