coursingn.²

Brit.

/ˈkɔːsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɔrsɪŋ/

Forms: see course v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: course v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < course v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The activity or sport of hunting game, esp. hares, with dogs, esp. greyhounds or other sight hounds, sometimes as part of a race or contest between dogs.Cf. hare-coursing n., rabbit-coursing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] > coursing

coursec1405

the leash1526

coursinga1552

jelly-dogging1889

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 82 Fayr Launds, for Coursynge.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §990 In Coursing of a Deere, or Hare, with Grey-Hounds.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary 1 A fine Champion Country pleasant for..Rideing, Hunting, Courseing.

1809 R. K. Porter Travelling Sketches Russia & Sweden I. xxiii. 258 One amusement I must not omit noticing, which they call coursing. In my mind..it can never be a humane pastime.

1870 Blaine's Encycl. Rural Sports (rev. ed.) v. 551 Coursing, as a popular term, is understood to denote a branch of hunting, in which the dogs..pursue their game by sight only.

1994 Times 14 Nov. 9/1 Illegal coursing is on the increase because of a rise in the hare population.

†b. More generally: the action of running, racing, or moving quickly. Obsolete.In quot. a1613 cf. course v. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [noun] > travelling about

raik?c1350

perambulation?c1500

coursing1569

pererration1611

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun]

course1490

race1513

coursing1569

brush1841

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing

trilling1567

coursing1569

afflux1603

curriclea1682

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > chariot race > [noun]

coursing1569

chariot-race1769

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 101 There shall bee no such gadding nor coursing ouer any more to Rome.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health i. 4 There was wrastling, running with horses..coursing with Chariotes.

a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xiii. 114 The coursings and streamings of Riuers..from the midland parts toward the Sea.

2. Oxford University. The action or practice of posing objections or challenging questions to a philosophical or theological thesis. Cf. course v. 7b.rare and historical after the 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > academic or public disputation > [noun] > in defence of thesis

disputation1553

defension1563

coursing1660

respondency1660

1660 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 353 In Oliver's time..excellent disputations and much zealous coursing.

a1683 Earl of Shaftesbury in L. M. Quiller-Couch Reminisc. Oxf. (1892) 36 In the year 1637 I went to Oxford to Exeter College..[we] did then maintain in the schools coursing against Christ Church.

1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 603 Coursing in the time of Lent, that is the endeavours of one party to run down and confute another in disputations, did commonly end in blows.

1997 M. Feingold in N. Tyacke Seventeenth Cent. Oxf. v. 305 It was impossible to eliminate coursing while maintaining the resuscitated form of rigorous disputation.

3. Mining. The action or process of forcing air to flow through the workings of a mine. Cf. course v. 10.

1814 J. Buddle 1st Rep. Soc. Preventing Accidents Coal Mines 18 Where the current of air sweeps the boards by two and two, as above described, it is called double coursing.

1929 D. Harrington Progr. in Metal Mine Ventilation (Information Circular No. 6136) (Bureau of Mines) 7 For some years it has been recognized that one of the most effective methods of combatting the dust menace in metal mines is the continual coursing of currents of fresh air to and then away from the places where men work.

2009 C. Cleveland Conc. Encycl. Hist. Energy 4/1 Numerous ingenious devices were invented to course air along working faces, as air coursing was pursued vigorously.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier (in sense 1a), as in coursing dog, coursing match, etc.

1781 Norfolk Chron. 1 Dec. Norfolk Coursing Meeting. Weeting.—Monday. Lord Orford's Chronology beat Dr. Frampton's Foe. Lord Orford's Constantia against Mr. Parson's Nettle,—undecided.

1784 J. Woodforde Diary 9 Oct. (1926) II. 155 To one Bagshaw for 2 pair of coursing Stockings.

1791 J. Byng Diary 15 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 327 I might join the coursing party in the park.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott V. i. 7 A grand coursing match on Newark hill.

1972 G. E. Evans & D. Thomson Leaping Hare xiii. 162 We were going to have a coursing match.

1995 Arte Lombarda No. 113/115 70/1 Antonio sent a gift of coursing dogs to the new duke, Vincenzo, ingratiating himself in order to perhaps to hurry along proceedings.

C2.

coursing joint n. the point where two layers of masonry meet.

ΚΠ

1809 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XII. at Dome It is evident that every successive coursing joint may be made to slope so much.

1999 Jrnl. Soc. Archit. Historians 58 414/1 Trapped in masonry hulls reduced to vacant collections of coursing joints and molding profiles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

coursingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoursing.

That courses: see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective]

flowinga1000

runningOE

laving13..

yerning1340

current?1523

coursing1600

fluent1607

coulant1632

aflow1863

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective]

aerya1398

aerial?1545

coursing1600

volant1603

volatical1656

volatic1762

floating1781

aerian1865

volitant1891

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing

persequenta1475

pursuing1597

coursing1600

dogging1600

pursuant1649

chasing1669

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V i. ii. 143 We do not meane the coursing sneakers onely.

1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 229 The mean murd'rous coursing Crew; intent On Blood and Spoil.

1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. I. ix. 240 Coursing officers, and watching officers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	coursing
释义	coursingn.² Brit. /ˈkɔːsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɔrsɪŋ/ Forms: see course v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: course v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < course v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The activity or sport of hunting game, esp. hares, with dogs, esp. greyhounds or other sight hounds, sometimes as part of a race or contest between dogs.Cf. hare-coursing n., rabbit-coursing n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] > coursing coursec1405 the leash1526 coursinga1552 jelly-dogging1889 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 82 Fayr Launds, for Coursynge. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §990 In Coursing of a Deere, or Hare, with Grey-Hounds. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary 1 A fine Champion Country pleasant for..Rideing, Hunting, Courseing. 1809 R. K. Porter Travelling Sketches Russia & Sweden I. xxiii. 258 One amusement I must not omit noticing, which they call coursing. In my mind..it can never be a humane pastime. 1870 Blaine's Encycl. Rural Sports (rev. ed.) v. 551 Coursing, as a popular term, is understood to denote a branch of hunting, in which the dogs..pursue their game by sight only. 1994 Times 14 Nov. 9/1 Illegal coursing is on the increase because of a rise in the hare population. †b. More generally: the action of running, racing, or moving quickly. Obsolete.In quot. a1613 cf. course v. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > travelling about raik?c1350 perambulation?c1500 coursing1569 pererration1611 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] course1490 race1513 coursing1569 brush1841 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing trilling1567 coursing1569 afflux1603 curriclea1682 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > chariot race > [noun] coursing1569 chariot-race1769 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 101 There shall bee no such gadding nor coursing ouer any more to Rome. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health i. 4 There was wrastling, running with horses..coursing with Chariotes. a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xiii. 114 The coursings and streamings of Riuers..from the midland parts toward the Sea. 2. Oxford University. The action or practice of posing objections or challenging questions to a philosophical or theological thesis. Cf. course v. 7b.rare and historical after the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > academic or public disputation > [noun] > in defence of thesis disputation1553 defension1563 coursing1660 respondency1660 1660 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 353 In Oliver's time..excellent disputations and much zealous coursing. a1683 Earl of Shaftesbury in L. M. Quiller-Couch Reminisc. Oxf. (1892) 36 In the year 1637 I went to Oxford to Exeter College..[we] did then maintain in the schools coursing against Christ Church. 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 603 Coursing in the time of Lent, that is the endeavours of one party to run down and confute another in disputations, did commonly end in blows. 1997 M. Feingold in N. Tyacke Seventeenth Cent. Oxf. v. 305 It was impossible to eliminate coursing while maintaining the resuscitated form of rigorous disputation. 3. Mining. The action or process of forcing air to flow through the workings of a mine. Cf. course v. 10. Π 1814 J. Buddle 1st Rep. Soc. Preventing Accidents Coal Mines 18 Where the current of air sweeps the boards by two and two, as above described, it is called double coursing. 1929 D. Harrington Progr. in Metal Mine Ventilation (Information Circular No. 6136) (Bureau of Mines) 7 For some years it has been recognized that one of the most effective methods of combatting the dust menace in metal mines is the continual coursing of currents of fresh air to and then away from the places where men work. 2009 C. Cleveland Conc. Encycl. Hist. Energy 4/1 Numerous ingenious devices were invented to course air along working faces, as air coursing was pursued vigorously. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier (in sense 1a), as in coursing dog, coursing match, etc. Π 1781 Norfolk Chron. 1 Dec. Norfolk Coursing Meeting. Weeting.—Monday. Lord Orford's Chronology beat Dr. Frampton's Foe. Lord Orford's Constantia against Mr. Parson's Nettle,—undecided. 1784 J. Woodforde Diary 9 Oct. (1926) II. 155 To one Bagshaw for 2 pair of coursing Stockings. 1791 J. Byng Diary 15 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 327 I might join the coursing party in the park. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott V. i. 7 A grand coursing match on Newark hill. 1972 G. E. Evans & D. Thomson Leaping Hare xiii. 162 We were going to have a coursing match. 1995 Arte Lombarda No. 113/115 70/1 Antonio sent a gift of coursing dogs to the new duke, Vincenzo, ingratiating himself in order to perhaps to hurry along proceedings. C2. coursing joint n. the point where two layers of masonry meet. ΚΠ 1809 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XII. at Dome It is evident that every successive coursing joint may be made to slope so much. 1999 Jrnl. Soc. Archit. Historians 58 414/1 Trapped in masonry hulls reduced to vacant collections of coursing joints and molding profiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). † coursingn.² Etymology: < course n. Obsolete. (See quot. 1549.)Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Maiest. (new ed.) sig. Bvii^v The kynges grace hath systers..whych by succession and course are inheritours to the crowne. Who yf they shulde mary with straungers, what should ensue God knoweth. But god graunt they neuer come vnto coursyng nor succedynge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019). coursingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoursing. That courses: see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] flowinga1000 runningOE laving13.. yerning1340 current?1523 coursing1600 fluent1607 coulant1632 aflow1863 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] aerya1398 aerial?1545 coursing1600 volant1603 volatical1656 volatic1762 floating1781 aerian1865 volitant1891 the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing persequenta1475 pursuing1597 coursing1600 dogging1600 pursuant1649 chasing1669 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V i. ii. 143 We do not meane the coursing sneakers onely. 1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 229 The mean murd'rous coursing Crew; intent On Blood and Spoil. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. I. ix. 240 Coursing officers, and watching officers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.²a1552n.²1549adj.1600
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coursingn.2

Compounds

† coursingn.2

coursingadj.

coursingn.²

† coursingn.²