What is pl. Etym: [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement. [Colloq.] It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups. M. Arnold called?
down — pl. Etym: [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement. [Colloq.] It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups. M. Arnold. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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