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I scarcely know whether The Fighting Sheeney made more of a nuisance of himself during his decumbiture or during the period which followed it -- which period houses an astonishing number of fights, rows, bullyings, etc.

—The Enormous Room

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The time at which a sick person takes to his bed, or during which he is confined to it by disease. [Rare.] During his decumbiture he was visited by his most dear friend. Life of Firmin (1698), p. 82.
In astrology, the figure of the heavens erected for the time of a person's first taking to his bed from illness. Prognostics of recovery or death were derived from this figure.

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I scarcely know whether The Fighting Sheeney made more of a nuisance of himself during his decumbiture or during the period which followed it -- which period houses an astonishing number of fights, rows, bullyings, etc. — The Enormous Room