Definition of coup

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Coup (n.) A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.

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Coupling :: Coupling (n.) The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
Recoup :: Recoup (v. t.) Alt. of Recoup.
Drawbolt :: Drawbolt (n.) A coupling pin. See under Coupling.
Gemel :: Gemel (a.) Coupled; paired.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure..
Couple :: Couple (a.) A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed..
Conjugation :: Conjugation (n.) Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles..
Coopee :: Coopee (n.) See Coupe.
Pair :: Pair (v. t.) To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another..
Couple :: Couple (a.) See Couple-close.
Erased :: Erased (p. pr. & a.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped..
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.
Distich :: Distich (n.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Couplement :: Couplement (n.) Union; combination; a coupling; a pair.
Drawbar :: Drawbar (n.) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car..
Gopher :: Gopher (n.) A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.
Coupling :: Coupling (n.) 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..
Emphyteusis :: Emphyteusis (n.) A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small rent..
Villanelle :: Villanelle (n.) A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close..
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