Etymology

Norwegian coupling

Today it means: A manually operated coupling at each end of some narrow-gauge railway rolling stock, consisting of a central buffer incorporating a hook that drops into a slot in the opposing central buffer. Full definition →

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The story

Due to it being developed in Norway c. 1870.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.