discumbency
/dɪˈskʌmb(ə)nsi/Now rare
noun
Recumbent position or posture.
- Chiefly used in discussions of the dining practices of the ancient Jews, especially with reference to how the apostles were seated at the Last Supper..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Browne (1605–1682), physician and author. From discumbent: see -ency.
- rubber sheet
- rubber shop
- rubber slipper
- rubber snake
- rubber solution
- rubber stamp
- rubber stampish
- rubber tree
- rubber-tyred
- rubber vine
- rubberware
- rubberwear
- rubberwood
- rubbery
- rubbing
- rubbing alcohol
- rubbing brush
- rubbing stone
- rubbing strake
- rubbing strip
- rubbish
- rubbish bag
- rubbish collection
- rubbisher
- rubbish heap