COUPLE

Definitions

1. 1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. Shak.
2. 2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.] A parson who couples all our beggars. Swift.