Coupling
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
2. The act of coupling
Coupling
[Participle present tense]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
Uniting in couples;
fastening or connecting together; embracing.
Coupling
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
2. 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 shafts.