downlying

noun

plural -s

Definition of downlying

1 now dialectal, England : the time or act of going to bed : time of repose

2 or less commonly downligging \ ˈ⸗ˌligə̇n , -giŋ \, [ downligging from ²down + ligging, from gerund of lig ] chiefly Scottish : lying-in

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