Coursing

Coursing
Course Course, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coursed} (k?rst)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coursing}.] 1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue. [1913 Webster]

We coursed him at the heels. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer. [1913 Webster]

3. To run through or over. [1913 Webster]

The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Coursing — is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds catching their prey by speed, running by sight and not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy,… …   Wikipedia

  • Coursing — Cours ing (k?rs ?ng), n. The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent. [1913 Webster] In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds. Bacon [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coursing — [kuʀsiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1828; mot angl., « chasse ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Chasse à courre au lièvre (avec des lévriers). Course de lévriers. 0 Ainsi un lévrier trop malin devine les « trucs » du coursing et y devient fraudeur. Montherlant, les Bestiaires,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • coursing — index fluvial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • coursing — [kôr′siŋ] n. 1. the action of a person or thing that courses 2. hunting with hounds trained to follow game by sight rather than scent …   English World dictionary

  • coursing — /kawr sing, kohr /, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that courses. 2. the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent. [1530 40; COURSE + ING1] * * * ▪ sport       the pursuit of game by hounds hunting by sight… …   Universalium

  • Coursing — Greyhounds auf der Rennbahn Windhundrennen sind ein Hundesport für Windhunde. Es gibt zwei Arten des Windhundrennens, nämlich das Rennen auf einer festen Rennbahn, bei dem es ausschließlich um die Geschwindigkeit der teilnehmenden Hunde geht, und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Coursing — Poursuite à vue sur leurre La poursuite à vue sur leurre (PVL) ou coursing est une épreuve où 2 lévriers, du 10e groupe, poursuivent un leurre sur un terrain naturel de 1 à 3 hectares (à la différence du racing qui se déroule sur cynodrome).… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • coursing — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)sɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Coursing is a sport in which rabbits or hares are hunted with dogs …   English dictionary

  • Coursing joint — Joint Joint (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close fitting or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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