"couch a hogshead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: couches a hogshead [present, singular, third-person], couching a hogshead [participle, present], couched a hogshead [participle, past], couched a hogshead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} couch a hogshead (third-person singular simple present couches a hogshead, present participle couching a hogshead, simple past and past participle couched a hogshead)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To lie down to sleep. Tags: UK, obsolete Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: go to bed

Inflected forms

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