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Coupler   /kˈəplər/   Listen
Coupler

noun
1.
A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects.  Synonym: coupling.






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"Coupler" Quotes from Famous Books



... recommended"?[69] The figure, characteristically borrowed from the horse-fair, meets, as experience teaches, with loud applause from the higher circles of our society. Money makes up for all defects, and outweighs all vices. The German penal code punishes[70] the coupler with long terms of imprisonment; when, however, parents, guardians and relatives couple their children, wards or kin to a hated man or woman only for the sake of money, of profit, of rank, in short, for the sake of external benefits, there is no ...
— Woman under socialism • August Bebel

... two and we would get the worst of it," he decided. "There is only one thing to do—get back to Brocton. It's less than a mile. Can I make it before these fellows get away with their plunder? Good! a patent coupler." ...
— Ralph on the Engine - The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail • Allen Chapman

... should not be attempted with cylinders designed for automobile and boat lighting. When the work demands a greater delivery than one of the larger tanks will give, two or more tanks may be connected with a special coupler such as may be secured from the makers and distributers of the gas. These couplers may be arranged for two, three, four or five tanks in one battery by removing the plugs on the body of the coupler and attaching additional connecting pipes. The coupler body ...
— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly

... Dat's whut—trouble fur a lot of folks. Jedge, fo' we goes any further lemme ast you a coupler questions, please, suh. Is it true dat over dere in some of dem Youropean countries black folks is jes' the same ez white folks, ef not ...
— Sundry Accounts • Irvin S. Cobb



Words linked to "Coupler" :   mechanical device, turnbuckle, fluid drive, universal, swivel, clevis, couple, clutch, universal joint



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