Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
- noun The time at which a woman is to give birth to a child; lying-in: as, she's at the down-lying.
- About to lie down or to be in travail of childbirth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
- noun [Scot.] at the travail in childbirth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The time of
retiring torest . - noun Scotland The
travail inchildbirth .
Etymologies
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down + lying
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Examples
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Dining lately where Mr Park was one of the company he whisperd to me a message from his wife; who having heard me mention your large family and downlying wife had suggested to him to ask me if a present of 2 Pounds would be acceptable.
Letter 160 2009
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