Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Coupled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coupled} (k?p"'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Coupling} (-l?ng).] [F. coupler, fr. L.
copulare. See {Couple}, n., and cf. {Copulate}, {Cobble}, v.]
1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
. And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
--Shak.
2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coupled
adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn: {conjugate},
{conjugated}]
2: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn:
{joined}, {linked}]
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