[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

couple \cou"ple\ ku^p"'l, n. f. couple, fr. l. copula a
   bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. see art, a., and
   cf. copula.
   1. that which joins or links two things together; a bond or
      tie; a coupler. obs.
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            it is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs
            in couples; they should be of the same size and
            humor.                                --l'estrange.
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            i'll go in couples with her.          --shak.
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   2. two of the same kind connected or considered together; a
      pair; a brace. "a couple of shepherds." --sir p. sidney.
      "a couple of drops" --addison. "a couple of miles."
      --dickens. "a couple of weeks." --carlyle.
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            adding one to one we have the complex idea of a
            couple.                               --locke.
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            ziba met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2
                                                  sam. xvi. 1.
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   3. a male and female associated together; esp., a man and
      woman who are married or betrothed.
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            such were our couple, man and wife.   --lloyd.
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            fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
                                                  --milton.
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   4. arch. see couple-close.
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   5. elec. one of the pairs of plates of two metals which
      compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or
      galvanic couple.
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   6. mech. two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in
      amount but opposite in direction, and acting along
      parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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   note: the effect of a couple of forces is to produce a
         rotation. a couple of rotations is equivalent to a
         motion of translation.
         1913 webster
see also:
art copula couple-close voltaic couple galvanic couple 

Galvanic >> G Words
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Couple >> C Words
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A Couple Of >> A Words
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