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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Accouplement

/(-kŭp"'l*ment)/ · Ac·cou·ple·ment · IPA /əˈkʌpəlmənt/
01 n. The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.
  1. 1.
    The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.[R.]
  2. 2.
    That which couples, as a tie or brace.[R.]