Accubation \Ac`cu*ba"tion\ ([a^]k*k[-u]*b[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
accubatio, for accubitio, fr. accubare to recline; ad +
cubare to lie down. See {Accumb}.]
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by
the ancients at meals.
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