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Webster 1913 Edition
Coupling
Coup′ling
(-l?ng)
, Noun.
1.
The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
2.
(Mach.)
A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects;
as, a belt
. coupling
, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling
, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling
, which connects the ends of shaftsBox coupling
, Chain coupling
See under
– Box
, Chain. Coupling box
, a coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together.
– Coupling pin
, a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coupling
COUPLING
,ppr.
COUPLING
,Noun.
1.
That which couples or connects. 2 Chronicles 342.The act of coupling.