coucher

American  

[koo-cher, kou-] / ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

noun

Papermaking.

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

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Etymology

Origin of coucher

First recorded in 1745–55; couch + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Il y resta jusques au 12. qu'il en partit apr�s disner, passa par l'ost du roy d'Angleterre, et alla coucher � Cambray.

From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown

Now, mon cher, do you think you can, without inconvenience, engage me for a week an apartment—cheerful, light, and wholesome—containing a comfortable salon et deux chambres à coucher.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Hogarth, Georgina

"Cependant, coucher dehors!" he repeated, and his voice was eloquent of terror.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Quant les litz furent si richement atournez, gallehault maine le cheuallier coucher.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

I was told by the upholsterer, that he had pledged himself to milord that miladi was not to see her chambre à coucher, or dressing-room, until they were furnished.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of