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COUPLING

\kˈʌplɪŋ], \kˈʌplɪŋ], \k_ˈʌ_p_l_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of COUPLING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of joining; that which joins; an ironlink uniting two railroad cars.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Something which couples or connects; act of joining.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

That which couples or connects.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

That which couples or connects, as the coupling of two railway carriages.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act of bringing or coming together; connection; â€”that which couples or connects one thing with another, as a hook, chain, or other contrivance.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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