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>test pieces cut from a batch of metal >strips of metal I mean in essence you just have to look at the word. Coupon is from French couper, which means to cut.
by carlmr 4y ago
>test pieces cut from a batch of metal
>strips of metal
I mean in essence you just have to look at the word. Coupon is from French couper, which means to cut. So it's a cut-out. It has the same meaning when you look at extreme couponing and metal testing.
- ortusdux 4y agoYeah, I didn't think of it as an overly obscure usage, but neither Merriam-Webster or Wikipedia list the definition. Dictionary.com does. Maybe its time to edit Wikipedia over lunch =)