COUPLE
Cou"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (kp"'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Coupling (-lng).] Etym: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n.,
and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v. ]
1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten
together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple
Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. Shak.
2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.] A parson who couples all our beggars. Swift.
COUPLE
Cou"ple, v. i.
Defn: To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs.]
Milton. Bacon.
COUPLE-BEGGAR
Cou"ple-beg`gar (-bg`gr), n.
Defn: One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other.
Swift.
COUPLE-CLOSE
Cou"ple-close` (kp"-kls`), n.; pl. Couple-closes (-kl
1. (Her.)
Defn: A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.