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Webster 1913 Edition


Downlying

Down′lyˊing

,
Noun.
The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
Cavendish.
At the downlying
,
at the travail in childbirth.
[Scot.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Downlying

DOWNLYING

,
Noun.
The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.

DOWNLYING

,
Adj.
About to be in travel of childbirth.

Definition 2024


downlying

downlying

English

Noun

downlying (plural downlyings)

  1. The time of retiring to rest.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cavendish to this entry?)
  2. (Scotland) The travail in childbirth.