Accouplement \Ac*cou"ple*ment\ (-k[u^]p"'l*ment), n. [Cf. F.
accouplement.]
1. The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.
[R.] --Caxton.
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2. That which couples, as a tie or brace. [R.]
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