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GautschenCouching: in papermaking, the draining and pressing of fibres. It also denotes the custom (sometimes still practised) of ducking the aspiring journeyman in a water barrel or well, after which he is given the certificate of apprenticeship ("Gautschbrief"), which marks the end of his training period.
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