INCUBE
In*cube", v. t.
Defn: To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. [Obs.]
Milton.
INCUBITURE
In*cu"bi*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. L. incubitus.]
Defn: Incubation. [Obs.] J. Ellis.
INCUBOUS
In"cu*bous, a. Etym: [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.
INCUBUS
In"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare.
Cf. Incubate.]
1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The nightmare. See Nightmare.
Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.
Burton.