coucher

[ koo-cher, kou- ]
/ ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

noun Papermaking.

the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.

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Origin of coucher

First recorded in 1745–55; couch + -er1

Words nearby coucher

couch grass, couch potato, couch roll, couch-surf, couchant, coucher, couchette, couching, couché, coudé, coudé telescope
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