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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Courser \Cours"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.]
   1. One who courses or hunts.
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            leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser
            leads his greyhound. --Hanmer.
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   2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a
      charger. [Poetic.] --Pope.
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   3. (Zool.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius
      cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes,
      in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich
      family.
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