COUCH (2)

couch (2). Couch, n. a seat for ease, bed, layer

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Couch, v. i. 1. 1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.
Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in hand. Shak. If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men. Shak. 2. 2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the light of our fairies. Shak. The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet couch beneath the words of the Scripture. I. Taylor. 3. 3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
An aged squire That seemed to couch under his shield three-square. Spenser.