couhage

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Couhage \Cou"hage\ (kou"?j), n. (Bot.)
   See {Cowhage}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cowhage \Cow"hage\ (kou"h[asl]j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[=a]nch,
   ko[=a]nch.] (Bot.)
   A leguminous climbing plant of the genus {Mucuna}, having
   crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the
   fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spicul[ae] are
   sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
   [Written also {couhage}, {cowage}, and {cowitch}.]
   [1913 Webster]