Definition of Coursings

1. coursing [n] - See also: coursing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coursings

courselike
courseload
courseloads
coursemate
coursemates
courser
coursers
courses
courses of action
courseware
coursewares
coursework
coursey
courseys
coursing
coursings
court
court-baron
court-barons
court-house
court-houses
court-leet
court-leets
court-martial
court-martialed
court-martialing
court-martials
court appearance
court appearances
court baron

Literary usage of Coursings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine (1909)
"For Thy consolations are not like unto the dis- coursings of men. 2. What have I done, O Lord, that Thou shouldst bestow any heavenly comfort upon me? ..."

2. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1903)
"... and it will continue to be a failure unless the coursings (of stone) are designed so that they can transmit tension. On the other hand, ..."

3. The Contemporary Review (1867)
"... and mental movements nothing but the rapid coursings of nerve currents ; that, in short, our nature cannot be proved to contain any spiritual element ..."

4. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"For Thy consolations are not like unto the dis- coursings of men. 2. What have I done, O Lord, that Thou shouldst bestow any heavenly comfort upon me? ..."

5. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1904)
"... is conditioned by it, forms the counterpart (the phantom doi of its labyrinthine coursings point for point, what warrant has he, in scienc philosophy, ..."

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