coursing
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that courses.
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the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent.
noun
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hunting with hounds or dogs that follow their quarry by sight
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a sport in which hounds are matched against one another in pairs for the hunting of hares by sight
Etymology
Origin of coursing
Example Sentences
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Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
But it’s fun nonetheless to hear his busy breakbeats coursing through “Season 2 Weight Loss,” a tune whose words and melody are as banal as its title.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
There had been incidents of fly-grazing on Williams's property in the past - where animals are left on land without permission - as well as hare coursing and poaching.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Big picture: Rising wholesale indicate there’s still an abnormal amount of inflationary pressures coursing through the veins of the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I feel like energy is coursing through my arms and chest.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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