couching

noun3

1. •
   The act of one who couches.

   • Couching involves transferring the sheet of paper from the mould to the felt. — 2003
2. •
   Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
3. •
   An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.