couching
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couching
- /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aʊtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English couchynge; equivalent to couch + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of couch
noun couchings
- The act of one who couches. Couching involves transferring the sheet of paper from the mould to the felt.
- An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye. [C]ataract surgery has been employed for more than 20 centuries. The primary surgical technique for the large majority of this time was a procedure called couching. The first written description of couching is from an Indian surgeon, Susruta, circa 600 BC, involving the insertion of a needle into th
- Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
Talk about this word "couching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/couching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. couching. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/couching "couching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/couching.Cite this
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title = {couching},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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