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COURSING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coursing" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

Derivation:

course (hunt with hounds)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb course

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