coursey

/kˈɔɹsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

Obsolete

name

"With that the Admiral, leaping upon the Coursey, Courage, Boys, all hands to work, let her not ſcape Us."
"[…] the epibatæ, or fighting men, fought from gangways or courseys running the whole length of the vessel, and probably extending above the heads of the rowers […]"
"On the 'coursey,' as it was called, the soldiers stood, and the mariners passed to and fro."

Compare Old French corsie, coursie (“passageway to the stern”). See course (noun).

courseys (plural)

corsi

dorsey horsey corsi

Questions

How do you pronounce coursey?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹsi/.

What does coursey mean?

A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

Where does coursey come from?

Compare Old French corsie, coursie (“passageway to the stern”). See course (noun).

How to pronounce coursey

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