·- The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Block>>. II. Blocking ·noun Blocks used to support (a building, ·etc.) tempora...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vt To run through or over. II. Course ·noun The <<Menses>>. III. Course ·noun The ground or path ...
The direction taken by anything in motion, shown by the point of the compass towards which they run,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A stream of water; a river or brook. ...
The fore-sail (which see). ...
One of the oldest and most savoury of the regular forecastle dishes. (See lobscouse.) ...
The main-sail. ...
Working to windward by very short tacks or angular turning boards. ...
the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
To be able to sail in the direction wished for, however barely the wind permits it. ...
When the vessel's head is in the direction wished. ...
Going with the wind fair enough to lay her course. ...
To sail steadily on a given direction. ...
To cross her path. ...