coupe-cors, n.m., (—) corn-cutter.
coupe-fils, n.m., pliers.
coupe-gorge, n.m., (—) cut-throat place; nest of swindlers; the dealer turning up his own card first (lansquenet).
coupe-jarret, n.m., (—-—s) cut-throat, assassin, ruffian.
coupe-légumes, n.m., (plur. —) vegetable-cutter.
coupellation (-pel-la-), n.f., (chem.) cupellation; testing (metal.).
coupelle, n.f., cupel. Argent de —; purest silver. Essai à la —; cupellation. Mettre à la —; to submit to cupellation; to put to the test.
coupeller, v.a., to test (metals).
*coupe-paille, n.m., (—) chaff-cutter.