Dictionary entry

Pair (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pair, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Paired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pairing.] 1. To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.

2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

My heart was made to fit and pair with thine. Rowe.

3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below.

To pair off, to separate from a company in pairs or couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6.