- coursing
- noun Date: 1538 1. the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent 2. the act of one that courses
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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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
