couch | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Couch
·vt To lay upon a bed or other resting place. II. Couch ·vt A preliminary layer, as of color, size,...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Couch
(Gen. 49:4; 1 Chr. 5:1; Job 7:13; Ps. 6:6, etc.), a seat for repose or rest. (See Bed.) ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
couch
See coach ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Couch
[Bed] ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Couch grass
·- ·see Quitch grass. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to couch a hogshead
To lie down to sleep. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas ("Q")
(b. 1863) Novelist. Dead Man's Rock (1887), Troy Town (1888), The Splendid Spur (1889), The Blue Pa...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin