Couchant
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COUCHANT. Lying down. Animals are said to have been levant and couchant, when they have been upon another person's land, damage feasant, one night at least. 3 Bl. Com. 9.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.