What does "downlying" mean?
Downlying: The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. Cavendish. At the downlying, at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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