downlying

noun

plural -s

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 down entry 2 + ligging, from gerund of lig] chiefly Scottish : lying-in

Word History

Etymology

down entry 2 + lying, from gerund of lie

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