To cough down, to silence or put down (an objectionable speaker) by simulated coughing.
Cough, n. [Cg. D. kuch. See Cough, v. i. ] 1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.
2. The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.
Stomach cough, Ear cough, cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear.
Cough"er (k?f"?r), n. One who coughs.
Cou"hage (kou"?j), n. (Bot.) See Cowhage.
Could (k??d), imp. of Can. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present.
||Cou`lee" (k??`l?"), n. [F. coulÚe, fr. couler to run or flow.] A stream; (Geol.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca˝on, which has precipitous sides.
||Cou*lisse" (k??-l?s"; F. k??`l?s"), n. [F., fr. couler to flow, glide.] 1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes.
||Cou`loir" (k??`lw?r"), n. [F., a strainer.] 1. A deep gorge; a gully.