·p.pr. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
II. Courant ·adj Represented as running;
— said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
III. Courant ·p.pr. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
·adj Running in opposite directions; — said of animals borne in a coast of arms. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Gallop and sh---e. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose