"coucher" meaning in Middle English

See coucher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːtʃər/, /ˈkuːtʃuːr/ Forms: couchers [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couche + -er. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{af|enm|couche|-er}} couche + -er Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} coucher, {{enm-noun|couchers}} coucher (plural couchers)
  1. A worker of inlaid gems and metals.
    Sense id: en-coucher-enm-noun-2Ee1hmoX
  2. A book containing prayers; a prayer-book. Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-coucher-enm-noun-nczrevpK Disambiguation of Books: 10 51 25 14 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 33 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 12 36 28 24
  3. (rare) One who lies in bed (either due to necessity or laziness). Tags: rare Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-coucher-enm-noun-VaVqLLF1 Disambiguation of Occupations: 10 30 53 7 Disambiguation of People: 0 2 96 2
  4. (rare) A breed of dog. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-coucher-enm-noun-91uRUmy4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cochour, cowchour, cowchur, cowcher

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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