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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Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction..
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
Coupure :: Coupure (n.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
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..
Coupee :: Coupee (n.) A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made..
Coopee :: Coopee (n.) See Coupe.
Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes..
Couplement :: Couplement (n.) Union; combination; a coupling; a pair.
Couple :: Couple (a.) That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Capling :: Capling (n.) The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel..
Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..
Partner :: Partner (n.) One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. Partner of his fortune. Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business..
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
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..
Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market..
Cast :: Cast (n.) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure..
Iambus :: Iambus (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
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