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Coursing (gcide) | Course \Course\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coursed (k?rst)); p. pr.
& vb. n. Coursing.]
1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to
pursue.
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We coursed him at the heels. --Shak.
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2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course
greyhounds after deer.
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3. To run through or over.
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The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. --Pope.
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Coursing (gcide) | Coursing \Cours"ing\ (k?rs"?ng), n.
The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight
instead of by scent.
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In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds.
--Bacon
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coursing (wn) | coursing
n 1: hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to
chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent |
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coursing (encz) | coursing, |
discoursing (encz) | discoursing, |
Coursing joint (gcide) | Joint \Joint\ (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint.
See Join.]
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1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or
united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces
admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a
joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
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2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion;
an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the
knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket
joint. See Articulation.
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A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand. --Shak.
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To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton.
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3. The part or space included between two joints, knots,
nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass
stem; a joint of the leg.
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4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions
by the butcher for roasting.
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5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a
rock transverse to the stratification.
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6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two
bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement,
mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
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7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a
structure are secured together.
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8. [Jag a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in
something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a
wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.]
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9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together
two flats or wings of an interior setting.
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10. a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort,
as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial
establishment, implying a less than impeccable
reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a
high-class joint is an oxymoron. [Slang]
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11. a marijuana cigarette. [Slang]
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12. prison; -- used with "the". [Slang] " he spent five years
in the joint."
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Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two
courses of bricks or stones.
Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See
under Fish, Miter, etc.
Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood,
one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of
the pieces.
Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of
abutting rails.
Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting.
See under Universal.
Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.
Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the
parts in their true relation.
Joint stool.
(a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool.
--Shak.
(b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint;
a joint chair.
Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of
a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well
together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.
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Discoursing (gcide) | Discourse \Dis*course"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Discoursed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discoursing.]
1. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and
inferring; to reason. [Obs.] "Have sense or can
discourse." --Dryden.
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2. To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's
views; to talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold
forth; to speak; to converse.
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Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear. --Shak.
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3. To relate something; to tell. --Shak.
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4. To treat of something in writing and formally.
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coursing (wn) | coursing
n 1: hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to
chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent |
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