v. i. To roam at liberty. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + couple. ] To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin;
n. Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook. ] Hooklike; hooked. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. uncouth, AS. uncūð unknown, strange: un- (see Un- not) + cūð known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be able, and cf. Unco, Unked. ]
To leave the good that I had in hand,
In hope of better that was uncouth. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Harness . . . so uncouth and so rich. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am surprised with an uncouth fear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thus sang the uncouth swain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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