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coursing

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cours·ing  (kôrsng, kr-)
n.
Hunting with dogs trained to chase game by sight instead of scent.
coursing
Noun
hunting with hounds trained to hunt game by sight
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Noun1.coursing - hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
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Down his cheeks there were coursing tears--though less through grief than owing to a long-standing affliction of the eyes.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The crisp, fresh mountain air outside the cave acted as an immediate tonic and I felt new life and new courage coursing through me.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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