Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Swift of foot; nimble.
- noun A bird of the genus Cursorius; one of the coursers. See cut under
Cursorius .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Nimble; fleet.
- noun (Zoöl.) The courser.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A bird, the
courser .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Beryl's mother swiftfoot through the swing door, very upright and smart in her glossy tan riding-boots, knee-breeches, and graceful long coat of soft tan linen.
Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Cynthia Stockley
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But the whole circumstance amazed me too much for quick action, and before I could come up and chastise this unskillful archer, or even aim at the prize which stood beside him, he and the hart had plunged through the wood again, the man running swiftfoot as the beast; and when I followed I could not find them, and unhappily my dogs were astray.
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But the whole circumstance amazed me too much for quick action, and before I could come up and chastise this unskillful archer, or even aim at the prize which stood beside him, he and the hart had plunged through the wood again, the man running swiftfoot as the beast; and when I followed I could not find them, and unhappily my dogs were astray. "
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard Eleanor Farjeon 1923
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