lyings-in
- plural of lying-in.
Example Sentences
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The daily business of this good lady was to scold the maids, collect eggs, feed the turkeys and assist at all lyings-in that happened within the parish.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 by Various
