courser2t

[Early mod. E., E. curator ), curare, pp. curat us, take care of: see cure, curate, curator. Hence course4, corse4.] 1. A broker; an agent; a dealer; especially, a dealer in horses.-2. A groom. Foles [foals] with hande to touche a corser weyveth; Hit hurteth hem to handel or to holde. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 135. courseyt, n. [Earlier coursie , coursie (see extract) (= It. corsia ), course .] Naut ., a space or pa age in a galley, about a foot and a half broad, on both sides of which the slaves were placed. In her ., same as voided . Coursie [F.], part of the hatches of a galley, tearmed the Coursey; or, the gallery-like space on both sides whereof the seats of the slaves are placed. Cotgrave. coursielt, n. See coursey. coursie2 (kōr'si), a . coursing (korʼsing), n. [ course1 + -ing1.] 1. The sport of pursuing hares or other game with greyhounds, when the game is started in sight of the hounds. It would be tried also in flying of hawks, or in coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds. Bacon , Nat. Hist. 2t. Disputing in the schools. See courser1, 3. 180 bachelors this last Lent, and all things carried on well; but no coursing , which is very bad. Life of A. Wood . 3. In coal - mining , regulation of the ventilation of a mine by systematically conducting the air through it by means of various doors, stoppings, and brattices. A joint be