recumb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lean in a comfortable resting position
    recline; repose.
    • He was reposing on the couch

WordNet

Re*cumb" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.
Definitions
  1. To lean; to recline; to repose. Obs. J. Allen (1761).

Webster 1913