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Alink for connecting or attaching together two objects, as railroad cars, or for rendering a section of a chain detachable. See connecting - link. coupling-pin (kup'ling-pin), n. A pin used for coupling or joining railroad-cars and other machinery. coupling-pole (kup'ling-pōl), n. A pole which connects the front and back parts of the gear of a wagon. See cut under hounds. coupling-strap (kup'ling-strap), п. A strap pa ing from the outer bit-ring of one horse of a span through the inner, and attached to the harne of his mate: used in some double harne es to act as a curb for an unruly horse. coupling-valve (kup'ling-valv), n. A valve in the hose-coupling of an air-brake. coupon (kö'pon), n. [ I was sent to a steamboat office for car tickets... A fat, easy gentleman gave me several bits of paper, with coupons attached, with a warning not to separate them. L. M. Alcott , Hospital sketches, mis Coupon bond, a bond, usually of a state or corporation, and usually payable to the bearer, for the payment of money at a future day, with severable tickets or coupons annexed, each representing an instalment of interest, which may be conveniently cut off for collection as they fall due, without impairing the principal obligation.acts of the State of Virginia, the first of which was pa ed January 14th, 1882 (Acts of A embly, 1881 – 2, c. 7), declaring certain coupons purporting to be from State bonds to be fraudulent, and forbidding their acceptance in payment of taxes; and the second, June 26th, 1882 (Acts of sembly, Coupon-killer, a popular name applied to either of two 1881-2, с. 41), in effect prohibiting the receipt of coupons from any bonds of the State for taxes. See Virginia cou pon cases, under casel. - Coupon ticket, a ticket of ad mi ion to a place of amusement, entitling the holder to a specified seat, and printed in two parts, of which one is torn off and returned to the holder on entering. - Virginia coupon cases. See casel.