coursing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coursing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for coursing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coursing n hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coursing \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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. We coursed him at the heels. --Shak. 2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer. 3. To run through or over. The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. --Pope.