coursingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkɔː.sɪŋ/us/ˈkɔːr.sɪŋ/UKa sport in which rabbits are chased by dogs
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- hunted
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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Examples from literature
- Coursing is as popular as ever among the Cotswold farmers.
- I'm going coursing presently.
- The day was positively heavenly, and the wild hillside, with our little coursing party, was beautiful to look at.
- They are partners, and they have apparently a great contempt for the rules of coursing.
- When he is not actually engaged in coursing, he is never away from me.