Recumb

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recumb \Re*cumb"\ (-k?m"), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re- back +
     cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.]
     To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] --J. Allen (1761).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  recumb
       v : lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on
           the couch" [syn: {repose}, {recline}]