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Mr Blenkiron, having finished his after-dinner recumbency, had sat up and pulled a small table towards him.

From Greenmantle by Buchan, John

He suffered himself to be pushed into recumbency on the couch, and put his head with docility on the pillow she brought from the spare room.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold

Some writers state that it may be produced by confining an animal in recumbency, with the casting harness.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

The standing position is not often maintained, the patient seeking relief in recumbency.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Even then, although improved in color, flesh, and blood condition, she had to attain an erect station almost as slowly as she had had to reach recumbency.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.