Definition of "coursing" [cours•ing]

• Hunting with dogs trained to chase game by sight instead of scent. (noun)

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• "Feeling the adrenalin coursing through me, I struggle to retain control."
• "(Hare coursing is letting greyhounds chase hares in a field — a sort of libertarian dog racing without the bother of a track.) "In the minds of ordinary people," Mike said, hunting is "not an issue of class but an issue of behavior.""
• "Hare coursing is banned, though it's working-class."