Coursey

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

    "[…] 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 […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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"[…] 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 […]"

Etymology

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

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