couch roll

[ kooch, kouch ]

noun

, Papermaking.

1. the roll on which a wet web is transferred from the paper machine to the couch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of couch roll¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" For when you want to sit on the couch, roll a, um, cigarette while staring at the lava lamp you brought from the basement.

From Inc

Just beyond the "dandy," underneath the wire, is a suction box which draws enough of the water out so that the paper can go through the "couch" roll at the end of the wire without being crumbled.

From Project Gutenberg

The couch roll is a small hard roll covered with a thick felt called a "jacket," and is used on the paper machine to prevent the paper from being crushed, for it presses out much of the water and flattens the paper so that it will pass from the wire to the felts without breaking and through the press rolls without crushing.

From Project Gutenberg

From this couch roll the paper leaves the wire and is carried along on an endless woollen felt to the press rolls, which are made of hard rubber, steel, or brass.

From Project Gutenberg