Meanings
adjectivecouchant and levant (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoletelawRising up and lying down; said of animals, indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down at night and rise up to feed by day.
Origin
Old French? See couchant.
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couchant and levant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couchant%20and%20levant
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