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pandiculation

 
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:

Pan·dic·u·la·tion


n.

[L. pandiculari to stretch one's self, fr. pandere to spread out.]
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy.


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a stretching out when drowsy or when waking; loosely used for 'yawning'
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IN BRIEF: n. - Yawning and stretching (as when first waking up).

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