UNCOUPLING

Verb

uncoupling

present participle of uncouple

Noun

uncoupling (plural uncouplings)

The act by which persons or things are uncoupled.

Source: Wiktionary


UNCOUPLE

Un*cou"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + couple.]

Definition: To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.

Un*cou"ple, v. i.

Definition: To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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