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Webster 1913 Edition

(k?rs′?ng)

Noun.

The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.

coursing

of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds.

Bacon

ppr.

Hunting; chasing; running; flowing; compelling to run.

Noun.

The act or sport of chasing and hunting hares, foxes or deer.

coursing

coursing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural coursings)

The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent

sport