Bible Dictionaries
Couchant

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) Lying down with head erect; squatting.

(2):

(v. t.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; - said of a lion or other beast.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Couchant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/couchant.html. 1828.