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cou·pling (kup′liŋ)

noun

  1. the act of joining together, pairing, copulating, etc.
  2. a flexible or rigid mechanical device or part for joining parts together, as two shafts
  3. coupler (sense )
  4. the part of the body, as of a dog or horse, between the hipbones and the ribs; loin
  5. a method or device for joining two electric circuits for the transference of energy from one to the other

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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