What is drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. Hallam. It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. Addison called?
oscitancy — Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. Hallam. It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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