downsitting

English

Etymology

From down +‎ sitting.

Noun

downsitting (plural downsittings)

1. (archaic) The act of sitting down; repose, sitting or resting.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 139:2:

     Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising.

References

• “downsitting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• sitting down