Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

couch a hogshead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: couch a hogshead
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie down to sleep.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I couched a hogshead in a Skypper this darkemans."
"Ben mort, shall you and I heave a bough, mill a ken, or nip a bung, and then we'll couch a hogshead under the ruffmans, and there you shall wap with me, and I'll niggle with you."
"Mayhap we have been in the same bousing ken or stalling ken at some time. Mayhap we have couched a hogshead at the same house in Southwark."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

couches a hogshead (present, singular) couching a hogshead (participle, present) couched a hogshead (participle, past) couched a hogshead (past)

Synonyms

go to bed

Questions

What does couch a hogshead mean?: To lie down to sleep.

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