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Meaning of COURSING

Pronunciation:  'kowrsing

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hunting with dogs that are trained to chase game by sight instead of by scent
 
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 See Also: hunt, hunting

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cours"ing\ (k?rs"?ng), n.
The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight
instead of by scent.
      In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds.
                                               --Bacon
 

 

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