Dictionary entry

Couple (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cou″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coupled (k?p″'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Coupling (–l?ng).] [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.

A parson who couples all our beggars.

Swift.