Defn: To recoil. [Obs.] Spenser.
RECULE; RECULEMENT
Re*cule" (r*kl"), Re*cule"ment (-ment), n. Etym: [F. reculement.]
Defn: Recoil. [Obs.]
RECUMB Re*cumb" (-km"), v. i. Etym: [L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.]
Defn: To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] J. Allen (1761).
RECUMBENCE
Re*cum"bence (r*km"bens), n.
Defn: The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.
RECUMBENCY
Re*cum"ben*cy (-ben*s), n.
Defn: Recumbence.
RECUMBENT Re*cum"bent (-bet), a. Etym: [L. recumbens, -entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See Recumb, Incumbent.]